Scott Bullock, the Institute for Justice lawyer who argued Kelo will be speaking next Monday at the University of Hawaii School of Law about “Litigating for Liberty: Non-traditional Public Interest Law.”
Details here.
O Canada! Supreme Court Affirms Compensation For Causing Business Losses
Grab a Tim Hortons double double and get ready to read an interesting opinion.
What we call “eminent domain” Canada calls “expropriation.” But that’s not the only thing different about the takings law of the U.S. and that our neighbors in the Great White North.
Generally, under the law of most U.S. states, lost business
Upcoming Event: The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 7:15 – 8:309 p.m. in Classroom #2, the University of Hawaii Law School is sponsoring a talk about “The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii,” which will feature our Damon Key colleague Mark M. Murakami.
PLDC refers to the Public Land Development Corporation, a state
New Eminent Domain Blog – “Bulldozers at Your Doorstep”
Our Owners’ Counsel of America colleague Michael Rikon and his law firm have launched a new blog, “Bulldozers at Your Doorstep – A National Blog on Eminent Domain.”
The blog will give us Michael’s and his colleagues’ view of eminent domain and condemnation issues from their unique New York perspective, from lawyers who
Tuesday Tidbits
Here’s what we’re reading on this Tuesday-after-a-long-weekend:
- “Economic Impact in Regulatory Takings Law,” a forthcoming article by lawprof Steven J. Eagle about one of the prongs of the Penn Central takings test. Professor Eagle “concludes that unresolved issues and complexities in adjudicating the ‘economic impact of the regulation on the claimant’ test provide
2d Cir: Irrational Taking Is Not Irrational Or Outrageous Government Action
You may remember the opinion of the New York Appellate Division in 49 Wb, LLC v. Village of Haverstraw, 839 N.Y.S.2d 127 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007), in which the court held that a taking of private property for affordable housing was an improper use of eminent domain because “the Village invoked its power of
They’re Getting Positively Medieval On Holdout “Nail Houses”
According to “Moats dug around Chinese villagers’ houses to drive them out,” they’re now resorting siege tactics to deal with holdout “nail houses” in southern China:
Forced evictions and land disputes are a major cause of social unrest in China, where there are tens of thousands of mass incidents each year.
This week
Australia’s Eminent Domain Comedy “The Castle” Now Streaming On Netflix
“The Castle,” the comic tale of Darryl Kerrigan and his efforts to protect the family home at “3 Highwview Crescent, Coolaroo” from “compulsory acquisition” (Australia’s version of eminent domain), has made it to Netflix‘s streaming service.
This is Miramax’s U.S. edit which contains a few differences from the
Some Days You Get The Bull, Some Days The Bull Gets You
Did you know that as a Hawaii landowner you own all unmarked or unbranded cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, goats, and swine, over twelve monthsof age, which may be running wild on your land? Yeah, we knew that.
We also knew that you are going to love any opinion that starts out with “[t]he dispute
Release The Hounds! Honolulu Rail Authority Begins Condemning Property Along Route
And so it begins. The Pacific Business News reports that “Honolulu rail board approves eminent domain to acquire 10 acres,” all or portions of two parcels in leeward Oahu.