Austin, Texas, is where we’re at for the next few days, for the 2016 edition of the American Law Institute-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation conference, now in its 33d year. First time we’re in Austin, however, and our registration numbers are looking very good, and we haven’t had this big a turnout in years.
Back to the Hawaiian-only election. Here’s an interview from ThinkTech Hawaii which asks “Is Nai Aupuni Sponsored by the State Government?“
The interview is conducted by the plaintiff in the Akina v. Hawaii case, and the interviewees are one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, Michael Lilly, and the other is U.
When we hear the word “trona,” we think of Trona, California, a hardscrabble San Bernardino County town near Death Valley.
We just thought we’d get that out of the way, because today’s case from the Federal Circuit, Barlow & Haun, Inc. v. United States, No. 15-5028 (Oct. 9, 2015), doesn’t involve
We always enjoy reading the briefs filed by the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence because they reference “first principles” and are usually heavy on the history. We like history.
This amicus brief, filed by CCJ today in support of the cert petition in Arrigoni Ent., LLC v. Town of Durham, No. 15-631 (cert. petition
Here’s one more amici brief supporting the the cert petition in Arrigoni Ent., LLC v. Town of Durham, No. 15-631 (cert. petition filed Nov. 10, 2015). (Here is the first amicus brief filed today, and here’s the second.)
This one — on behalf of the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal
Here’s the second amicus curiae brief supporting the the cert petition in Arrigoni Ent., LLC v. Town of Durham, No. 15-631 (cert. petition filed Nov. 10, 2015). (Here’s the first.)
This brief was filed by the Institute for Justice, and authored by Supreme Court takings maven Michael Berger:
1. It is
Here’s the first in a series of amicus briefs we’re going to post which urge the Supreme Court to grant the cert petition in Arrigoni Ent., LLC v. Town of Durham, No. 15-631 (cert. petition filed Nov. 10, 2015).
This amicus brief was filed by the Cato Institute, and like the petition,
Here’s the first in a series of posts we’re going to put up, with the cert petition and the supporting amici briefs (ours included) in Arrigoni, Ent., LLC v. Town of Durham, No. 150631 (petition filed Nov. 10, 2015).
In that case, the Second Circuit in a two-sentence ruling, summarily affirmed the District Court’s dismissal
We are on the road today, so were not going to post. But when the case title is Perfect Puppy, Inc. v. City of East Providence, No.15-1553 (Dec. 8, 2015), who could resist?
Reading through the court of appeals’ passive-aggressive sniping at the plaintiff — a pet shop challenging the City’s ban on
Here’s the recently-published brochure with more details about the ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation LItigation conference, set for Austin in January 2016.
In the coming days and weeks, we’ll be posting more details about the conference. Our co-planning chairs Joe Waldo, Jack Sperber, and Andrew Brigham have assembled a great agenda, taught by