In case you were on Mars yesterday, you are aware that putative frat boy Brett Kavanaugh is up for a seat at the most exclusive club in law land, Alpha Alpha Alpha, otherwise known as the U.S. Supreme Court.
We said pretty much all we’re going to say about what Judge Kavanaugh becoming Justice Kavanaugh
You’ve known for a while that Palm Springs, California, specifically the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel (a resort facility, but right in town, so you will have many options for “off campus” activities like art museums, the aerial tram, golf, and whatever suits your fancy, and close-in to the Palm Springs Airport), is the venue
According to this story (“California moves closer to taking public pathway from billionaire Vinod Khosla“) in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, the State of California is considering exercising eminent domain to take an easement for public access over his San Mateo County property to access Martins Beach.
This is the case that resulted
While the rest of my Damon Key colleagues are back home hunkering down due to the hurricane threat (we’re all fine, thank you to those who have inquired and sent good wishes), I am 6 time zones east about to begin the semester at William & Mary Law School, where I am teaching a course
There’s a lot to digest in the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Fowler v. Guerin, No. 16-35052 (Aug. 16, 2018). (We’ve been following the case, but the court’s issuance of the opinion slipped by — our thanks to a colleague for pointing it out).
The plaintiffs filed a class action alleging that state officials failed
Back in April, we posted the Florida District Court of Appeal’s opinion in a case where landowners sued the state fish and wildlife commission because “deer dog hunters and their dogs” who had hunting licenses trespassed on the plaintiffs’ lands. The court, over a single judge dissent, affirmed the dismissal of the takings claims, because
We usually don’t cover trial court orders, but this one is short, and, we think, worth your time reading.
The issue before the North Dakota District Court (Ward County) was the award of attorneys’ fees following a successful necessity challenge by a landowner. In North Dakota, the award of fees and costs to
Here’s the opinion in a case we’ve been following. In Berkley v. Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, No. 18-1042 (July 25, 2018), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the federal Natural Gas Act allows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to delegate eminent domain authority to Mountain Valley, and that any challenges
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following, a regulatory takings dispute from the Big Island of Hawaii.
Last we reported, the jury (after deliberating for a grand total of 15 minutes) held the State of Hawaii Land Use Commission liable for a regulatory taking. But unbeknownst to the jurors, the court
Here’s what we are reading (or listening to) this Tuesday: