Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following since its inception, this cert petition seeking Supreme Court review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s affirming the district court’s dismissal of a complaint alleging that New York (state)’s sweeping amendments to its Rent Stabilization (rent control) statute effected categorical and
CA6: Legislative Conditions Are Subject To Nexus-And-Proportionality Requirements
A good opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Knight v. Metro. Gov’t of Nashville, No. 21-6179 (May 10, 2023), holding that conditions imposed on every development — and not just ad hoc administratively-imposed conditions — must conform to the Nollan-Dolan-Koontz close nexus and rough proportionality standards.
You takings
New (Michael Berger) Cert Petition: Knick “Changed the world of takings litigation” And Applies Retroactively – And Statutes Of Limitations Are Affirmative Defenses
Here’s a new cert petition, filed this week by Michael Berger that asks whether Knick‘s no-need-to-exhaust-or-chase-state-compensation rule applies retroactively.
The Second Circuit held that no, the owner’s claims were too late, and although Knick overruled the Williamson County rule that kept him from a timely filing in federal court, that’s just too
New L Rev Article: “Property and the Right to Enter” (Bethany Berger)
Here’s an article for your Monday reading, Bethany R. Berger, Property and the Right to Enter, 80 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 71 (2023).
Here’s the abstract:
On June 23, 2021, the Supreme Court decided Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, holding that laws that authorize entry to land are takings without regard to
This Just In – Florida Appeals Court: TDRs, Beekeeping, And Camping Are Not Economically-Beneficial Uses, So Downzoning Is A Lucas Taking
Shands Key, with the City of Marathon in the background
This just in: in Shands v. City of Marathon, No. 3D21-1987 (May 3, 2023), Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals held that the city’s downzoning the property (Shands Key, shown above in an exhibit from the Key West trial we participated in in June
New L Rev Article: “Property against Legality: Takings after Cedar Point (Huq)
Check this out, a recently-published article in the Virginia Law Review, Aziz Z. Huq, “Property against Legality: Takings after Cedar Point,” 109 Va. L. Rev. 233 (Apr. 10, 2023).
Here’s the abstract:
In the American constitutional tradition, a zealous judicial defense of property is closely aligned with the idea of “the rule
New Cert Petition: Is Barring You From Accessing Your Own Property A Categorical Taking?
Here’s the cert petition in a case we’ve been following.
This is the one where a North Carolina county went bonkers in the early days of Co-19, and truly “locked down” by banning nonresident property owners from entering the county. This wasn’t done all at once, but in phases, with nonresident property owners being
No Class: CA6 Rejects Class Certification For Home Equity Theft Takings Case
We’re not going to dwell too much on the U.S. Court of Appeals’ opinion in Fox v. Saginaw County, No. 22-1265 (Apr. 28, 2023), because even though it is a case involving the “home equity theft” takings issue argued at the Supreme Court last week, this one tells us more about civil procedure
Tyler SCOTUS Takings Argument Round-Up
Our Pacific Legal Foundation Property Rights Litigation Tyler team,
and Counsel of Record Christina Martin (second from right)
Here are your links to the buzz about Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166, our law firm’s case which argues that Hennepin County’s seizure of Ms. Tyler’s condo and then keeping the excess equity over what
Today’s Takings SCOTUS Oral Argument Transcript And Recording: Tyler v. Hennepin County
Coffee is for closers.
(Yes, we were up and at the desk at 4 a.m. local time
to listen live. We just needed a direct injection of coffee.)
Here is the transcript, and the audio recording of today’s U.S. Supreme Court arguments in Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166, our law firm’s case