So begins a clip from the forthcoming feature film “Little Pink House,” the picture about the Kelo v. New London case. A phrase that many of us are familiar with, no doubt.
Those of you who are following along with the film remember that even before it was completed, we interviewed its producer
The South Dakota Supreme Court’s opinion in Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Parkshill Farms, LLC, No. 28174 (Dec. 13, 2017), resolved both a public use question, and one of compensation. In other words, something for every takings maven, no matter your interest. Read on!
This was a taking of permanent easements by publicly-regulated but privately-owned
Here’s a story on which we’ve been waiting a while. ProPublica, which holds itself out as “an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force,” has published a series of stories on eminent domain, focused on the border wall. As the above blurb notes, we served as one of the story’s sources.
This photo of the view from the lectern at the start of the day
proves we really were in the room and not distracted by all the distractions
possible in Las Vegas
Here are the materials and cases which I spoke about earlier today at the CLE International Eminent Domain Conference in Las Vegas. I
A very interesting public use opinion from the Colorado Court of Appeals. In Carousel Farms Metropolitan District v. Woodcrest Homes, Inc., No. 2017COA149 (Nov. 30, 2017), the court invalidated an attempted taking of Woodcrest’s property, concluding that the condemnation was neither for a public purpose, nor necessary for that purpose.
The facts of
The complete agenda and faculty list has now been posted on the ALI-CLE website, and early registration is open! Go now and reserve your spot.
We paid a visit to Charleston recently, the venue for our January 2018 conference, to scout it out. We can report that we’re going to have a great time
University of Hawaii Law School Professor David Callies last night was presented with William and Mary Law School’s Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize which is “presented annually to a scholar, practitioner or jurist whose work affirms the fundamental importance of property rights.”
As W&M notes about Professor Callies, a “prolific scholar whose work explores land use
A quick one since we’re in transit, and don’t really have time to post much. But that doesn’t mean that the Fifth Circuit’s opinion in Boerschig v. Trans-Pecos Pipeline, L.L.C. , No. 16-50931 (Oct. 3, 2017), isn’t worth your time to read in-depth.
Here’s the setup:
Texas law allows a natural gas utility to
It’s not too early to reserve your spot at the 35th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, to be held at the Francis Marion Hotel in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, January 25-27, 2018.
We’re finalizing the Conference details, but can report that the program will, as usual, feature
ALI-CLE has posted up the early bird registration page for the 2018 edition of the Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, to be held January 25-27, 2018 in an exciting new venue, Charleston, South Carolina.
We are putting the agenda and faculty together for the Conference (which, as always, will include the