You know how the process is supposed to work. A condemnor exercises its eminent domain power and files a lawsuit to take property for public use. If the owner believes the condemnor’s price is too low, the court adjudicates the just compensation that must be paid. As we know, the point of that lawsuit is
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020: Professors’ Corner – The Supreme Shift in Takings Litigation – Knick v. Township of Scott
Please mark your calendars and join us next Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 12:30pm ET for the free (for members of the ABA’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Section) webinar, the monthly “Professors’ Corner.”
This one will be on the aftermath of Knick v. Township of Scott, 139 S. Ct. 2162 (2019), in which
Saw This Sign In Williamson County, Tennessee
Having just wrapped the 2020 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference in Nashville (very successfully, but more on that later), we could not depart the area without paying a visit to the site of the late-and-not-so-great Williamson County case, in a nearby suburb (we’ll also have more on that later, once we’re back
Mark Your Calendars Now: 38th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, Scottsdale, Jan 28-30, 2021
For the Millennials:
Greetings From The 37th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, Nashville
We’re in Nashville for the next three days, where we have record attendance (see above for the name-tag matrix), with nearly 300 attendees spread out over three rooms.
The Big Room, before.
The Big Room, during. Like we said, record attendance.
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we have very good social events. Like
Record Attendance (But There’s Still Time For You Last-Minute Filers) At Nashville ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference
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Picture 2: how you see pie if you’re coming to the
ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference.
If you get the above, you probably are already set to join us next week for the 37th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference in Nashville. (If not, shame on
The Circle Is Now Complete: A Sampling Of Final Paper Topics From William and Mary Law’s Eminent Domain & Property Rights Course
If there’s one downside to the law school experience from the teacher’s side of the lectern, it’s grading. Especially at a law school like William and Mary that has a pretty strict mandatory curve.
In an upper-division course like “Eminent Domain and Property Rights Law,” where we’re dealing with some very high-level
(Nearly) Last Chance To Join Us In Nashville For ALI-CLE’s Eminent Domain Conference
You can also fly, drive, or bike to the upcoming 37th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference. in Nashville. Limited space still available, so don’t delay further and register now. We’re on track to record attendance, so you don’t want to miss the best nationally-focused three-day program on our area of
Biggest Case Of The Year…Or Maybe The Decade?
We’re seeing a lot of “end of year” and “end of decade” wrap-ups, so figured we’d better chime in.
As the above graphic hints (this is detail of the doors of the U.S. Supreme Court), our biggest case of 2019 (and probably of the twenty-aughts) is Knick v. Township of Scott
Brigham-Kanner Video: The “New New” Property, Judicial Takings, And More
Here’s the video of our October panel at the 2019 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights conference during which we spoke about “The New New Property: Public Resources and Private Rights.”
Our panel also discussed judicial takings, Stop the Beach, (a case in which speaker Ken Bell — then a Justice on the Florida Supreme