When we first read the caption in Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer Dist. v. City of Bellefontaine Neighbors, No. SC94831 (Jan. 12, 2016), we admit to a bit of confusion because this is an inverse condemnation case, and it appeared that a public entity was suing one of those activist groups, “The Bellefontaine Neighbors.”
Final Post: More Reasons To Attend The ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference
We know we’ve been doing the hard sell lately, with multiple posts on the details of the upcoming 2016 Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation / Condemnation 101 Conference, which runs from January 28-30, 2016, in Austin, Texas. And this will be our last pre-conference post, we promise.
But me and my co-planning chairs, Joe
ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference, Austin, TX – Nearly Here, But There’s Still Time To Register
We’re now only a bit more than two weeks away from the 2016 Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation – Condemnation 101 Conference, which runs from January 28-30, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
As we’ve noted here earlier, we think that this is going to be a fantastic conference that will cover a lot
Counting Down To The ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference (Austin, Jan 28-30, 2016)
We’re exactly one month away from the 2016 Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation / Condemnation 101 Conference, which runs from January 28-30, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
Together with our friends and colleagues Joe Waldo, Jack Sperber, and Andrew Brigham, we think we’re put together a pretty good program that covers a lot of
Tenn App And The Churchill Principle: On Further Review, We Goofed
More from our end-of-year clearing of the opinion hopper.
Winston Churchill reportedly said, “Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
Well, the
Holiday Gift Suggestion For Takings Nerds: Lawprof Somin’s Kelo Book “The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London & The Limits Of Eminent Domain”
Whatever you might celebrate at this time of year — Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, or whatever (or even if you don’t celebrate anything except good cheer and gift giving) — here’s our suggestion for the gift for the takings nerd in your life: Professor Ilya Somin’s fantastic book, “The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City
Ariz App: Statute Giving School District Power To Take “Buildings And Grounds” Implies Power To Take Roads
A shorter one today. In Catalina Foothills Unified School Dist. No. 16 v. La Paloma Prop. Owners Ass’n, Inc. No. 1 CA-CV 14-0838 (Nov. 24, 2015), the Arizona Court of Appeals held that a statutory grant of power to school districts to take property for “buildings and grounds” also implied the power to take
It’s Here – 2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference: Complete Agenda, Faculty, Registration Information
Here’s the full agenda for the 2016 Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation / Condemnation 101 Conference, January 28-30, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
Together with our friend and colleague Joe Waldo, we think we’re put together a pretty good program that covers a lot of ground. This is the first time the conference has been
Lead Cast In Upcoming Kelo Movie
According to the New London paper, here’s who is going to play Susette Kelo in the upcoming film version of Little Pink House. And no, it isn’t Brooke Shields.
Here are our casting choices.
Where’s Palazzolo, Ninth Circuit? Owner Bought Property Subject To Regulation (Just Not These Regulations), So Has No Takings Claim
From the Ninth Circuit, a published opinion in a case challenging a Napa Valley city’s mobilehome rent control ordinance, Rancho de Calistoga v. City of Calistoga, No. 12-17749 (Sep. 3, 2015). Here’s a complete summary of the issues in the case, along with the Ninth Circuit merits and amici briefs. We’ve been following it because