A short one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
In Jevon v. Inslee, No. 22-35050 (Aug. 8, 2023), the panel summarily concluded that a takings challenge to the Washington governor’s eviction moratorium — imposed in response to the Co-19 emergency — is moot.
The plaintiffs limited the relief sought to
Here’s what we’re reading about the Supreme Court’s property rights docket — some good, some disappointing — this day.
We’re not going to ask you to read the entire 24 pages of the Washington Supreme Court’s 5-4 opinion in Gonzales v. Inslee, No. 1000992-5 (Sep. 28, 2023), in which the court seriatim rejects every challenge to the Governor’s Co-19 emergency eviction moratorium for tenants, which allowed tenants who did not pay rent to
“I’ll take ‘Words I Like to See’ for $800, Alex.“
In this Order, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two important property rights cases (are there any other kind?). Both are cases we’ve been following — and indeed are now playing a part in.
Before you get too excited by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s opinion in Catholic Healthcare Int’l, Inc. v. Genoa Twp., No. 22-2139 (Sep. 11, 2023), a spoiler up front: this may be a good ripeness decision, but this isn’t a takings case.
But you takings mavens may still want
Thanks to our co-authors for the latest issue of this recurring update.
The International Right of Way Association’s Real Estate Law Committee produces twice-a-year reports “which contain summaries of eminent domain decisions and legislation within the United States.” (This is the “international” right of way association, so that last qualifier is important.)
And what is
with apologies to Green Eggs and Ham
Our friend and colleague Thor Hearne (True North Law/Federal Takings blog) sent us this and when we asked, kindly consented to us sharing it with you.
Thor writes: “I was trying to explain to my granddaughters, ages six, three and four months what I
There’s a lot to digest in the California Court of Appeal’s opinion in Lafayette Bollinger Dev., LLC v. Town of Moraga, No. A163636 (July 19, 2023).
Lafayette Bollinger Development, LLC v. Town of Moraga, No. A163636 (Cal. Ct. App. July 19, 2023)
Remember after Knick when we predicted that the Supreme Court’s opening back up the federal courthouse doors wasn’t the end of the procedural gamesmanship, but merely the opening of a new chapter? That it was time to dust off your old Federal Courts hornbook, because things like the Eleventh Amendment, Rooker/Feldman, abstention