“This year, the Northwestern University Law Review presents a symposium on property and inequality, which brings together scholars of legal history, property, tax, land use, fair housing, environmental law, natural resources and water rights, family law, education, and constitutional law, to highlight new scholarship at the intersection of these fields.”
Join Us – Wed, Nov 3, 2021 (8pm ET) – Eminent Domain & Right-of-Way Club
Please plan on joining us next Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 8pm ET for the next gathering of the Eminent Domain and Right of Way Club, a social media gathering spot “geared toward right of way professionals as well as anyone interested in the acquisition of land rights for infrastructure projects.” Register for the
Links And Materials From Today’s Land Use Institute Takings/Eminent Domain Session
LUI Co-Chair Prof. Frank Schnidman introducing the faculty
Here are the links to the cases and issues that we just finished speaking about at the 35th Annual Land Use Institute (more information on the LUI here). Today was day 1 of a multi-day remote program and the sessions are available ala carte, so there’s still
Join Us (For Free!): Lawprof Ilya Somin On “Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid and the Future of the Takings Clause: Physical Occupation, Eviction Moratoria, and More” (Tues. Sep. 28, 2021, 12:50pm ET)
Next Tuesday, September 28, starting at 12:50pm ET, we’ll be moderating a talk sponsored by the William and Mary Law School chapter of the Federalist Society.
Professor Ilya Somin, a nationally-recognized expert in eminent domain, takings, and related topics, is zooming in to speak about “Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid and the Future
2021 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference (Sep. 30 – Oct. 1, 2021) – Still Time To Join Us
There’s still plenty of time to register and join us for the 18th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William and Mary Law School, Thursday and Friday, September 30 and October 1, 2021.
Yes, you may attend in-person, or remotely. The registration fees are very reasonable, ranging from $0 (yes, free!) to $200
Registration Open Now: ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, Jan 26-29, 2022, Scottsdale
All the topics you want to know about, presented by top-notch faculty from across the nation. Sessions include:
- Keynote: Do Animals Have Property Rights?
- Did the Supreme Court Signal a New Direction in Property Rights in Cedar Point Nursery?
- Maximizing Relocation Benefits: Understanding the Law and Regulations to Ensure Fairness
- Challenging Public Use: Lessons
Takings Maven Dream Job® (x2): Property Rights Constitutional Litigator at Pacific Legal Foundation
You’ve got big dreams, you want fame…
If so, here’s your chance: two (2!) Takings Maven Dream Jobs® are now available.
Pacific Legal Foundation requesting applications for positions as a Property Rights Constitutional Litigator. Job description includes “You will find and win the next important Supreme Court property rights case.”
Join Us For The 39th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, Jan 26-29, 2022 (Scottsdale, AZ)
All the topics you want to know about, presented by top-notch faculty from across the nation. Sessions include:
- Property Rights as Civil Rights
- Eminent Domain National Update
- Just Relocation: Understanding the Law and Regulations to Ensure Fairness
- Challenging Public Use: Lessons From a 67-Day Trial
- COVID Takings
- Federal Court and the Daubert Challenge: How to
Cedar Point Part VI: What Others Are Saying
Talk amongst yourselves.
We’ve had our say, so in this post — the sixth and final post in a series of deeper dives about June’s U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid , No. 20-107 (June 23, 2021) — we’re linking to what others are saying about the case.
Here are all
CA6: Rooker-Feldman Bars Federal Lawsuit Challenging State Court’s Public Use Determination
What do you think about these facts in RLR Investments, LLC v. City of Pigeon Forge, No. 20-6375 (July 13, 2021), a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on what we might charitably call an obscure legal doctrine (Rooker–Feldman)?
City wanted some of RLR’s