Remember Phil Hartman’s classic Saturday Night Live routine, “Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer” —
One hundred thousand years ago, a caveman was out hunting on the frozenwastes when he slipped and fell into a crevasse. In 1988, he wasdiscovered by some scientists and thawed out. He then went to lawschool and became… Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer.
While we’re formulating our thoughts on the NY Court of Appeals’ decision in Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp., No. 178 (Nov. 24, 2009), here are media reports and others’ thoughts on the case:
The New York Court of Appeals issued its opinion in the appeal regarding the Atlantic Yards redevelopment project, Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp., No. 178 (Nov. 24, 2009). This case was a challenge to the taking under the New York Constitution.
While we have not yet fully digested the 66 pages
Another very interesting conference call today, focusing on theupcoming arguments in the Stop the Beach Renourishment case, the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in Aspen Creek, and the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision to review Klumpp v. Borough of Avalon. Here arethe links to some of the cases and other topics discussed
Here’s what we’ve been reading today:
Today, my Damon Key colleagues Ken Kupchak, Mark Murakami, Matt Evans and I filed the Opening Brief in the latest phase of County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P’ship, two condemnation cases arising out of the County of Hawaii’s attempts to take a Kona family’s property. This brief addresses several
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 18, 2009, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). That’s when we will be having the next “recent developments” conference call for members of the Condemnation Law Committee (ABA Section of State & Local Government Law). It’s free, but open only to Section members. Members should receive an
On October 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments in Rumber v. District of Columbia, No. 09-7035, the appealchallenging an attempt to take a shopping center by the District of Columbia andthe National Capital Revitalization Corporation. We previewed the arguments and posted the briefs of the parties here
Each summer, The Urban Lawyer (the ABA’s Section of State and Local Government Law‘s peer-reviewed law review), devotes an issue to recent developments in various areas of law. A subscription to the journal, which is published each quarter, is among the benefits of section membership. The just-published Summer 2009 issue includes my article on
Yesterday, the New York Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the latest case involving the controversial Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. We blogged the arguments as we followed along on the live video feed (video archived here).
According to the court’s web site, “[t]he Court normally decides cases within thirty to sixty days