Jeff Benedict, author of “Little Pink House,” the book about the Kelo v. New London eminent domain debacle (and now a movie) has made a video (at the still-vacant Fort Trumbull site), and written an op-ed, arguing that the land should be conveyed back to its former owners, including Ms. Kelo:
4th Cir Oral Arguments In Pipeline Takings Case: “Meaningful” Judicial Review, Or FERC Procedures?
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals heard arguments about the Mountain Valley Pipeline (which will run from northern West Virginia to southern Virginia), a situation receiving a lot of attention, and which has generated a number of lawsuits (go here for a list of the cases and a summary).
The question in Berkley
Coming Attraction: Little Pink House (Honolulu, June 11, 2018, 6:30pm)
Little Pink House, the feature film about the Kelo v. City of New London case is in general release, and is now scheduled for a special screening in Honolulu in June.
Mark two dates on your calendar:
- June 4, 2018: This is the deadline to buy your ticket. The way this works is that
Monday Readings: South Africa Takings, Redevelopment, Metes and Bounds, And More
Here’s what we’re reading today:
- The latest in that 15-minute jury verdict in a federal court regulatory takings case: the owner is now seeking attorneys’ fees. Here’s the motion. More on the case here (“State loses land-use lawsuit and must pay $1“).
- “A Dangerous Development in Cape Town” (via City
Land Use Institute – Detroit
We’re in Detroit the rest of the week at the Mercy Law School for the venerable Land Use Institute, now in its 32nd iteration.
Planning Chair Frank Schnidman has assembled a great faculty including out Detroit colleague Alan Ackerman (above, talking about takings liability for flooding), and we’ll be spending the time talking inverse
For Once I Can Say This Is Mine, You Can’t Take It: “Little Pink House” Movie Review
Spoiler alert! This one doesn’t have a happy ending.
There’s Still Time To Join Us In Detroit: 32d Annual Land Use Institute
Space is filling up, but there’s still time to join us later this month in Detroit for the 32nd Annual Land Use Institute (April-19-20).
We’ll let program Planning Chair Frank Schnidman explain all the reasons why, and we’ll add only these points: (1) it’s a very good program that won’t take much of your time
Seattle’s “First in Time” Tenant Rule Is A Taking
We don’t usually post up trial court rulings, preferring to wait until the issue percolates up through the food chain. But this one is an exception, because, well, it’s darned interesting, and we wanted to get you all on board on the ground floor.
Here’s the trial court’s order granting the plaintiffs/property owners summary judgment
Cert Petition: Is Land Only Partly Owned By A Tribe Immune From Eminent Domain?
Here’s the cert petition in a case we’ve been following out of the Tenth Circuit involving an attempt by a private utility company to take property which is now partly tribal land.
In Public Service Co. of New Mexico v. Barboan, 857 F.3d 1101 (10th Cir. 2017), there wasn’t a question that a federal
On This Day: Midkiff SCOTUS Arguments, Tweeted
We always were glad biology prevented us from hearing what others were thinking. Because if we were able to know what people really thought, we might not like each other very much.
Well, the internet — Twitter in particular — has broken through the biology and given us that opportunity, all in 160+ characters. The