Here’s the printable brochure with the details on the 32nd Annual Land Use Institute in Detroit, April 19-20, 2018. We’ve plugged the program before so we won’t do so again, except to say that you really should attend because (1) it’s a very good program that won’t take much of your time (fly in for
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32nd Annual Land Use Institute: Detroit, April 19-20, 2018
Mark your calendars, plan to come: Detroit, April 19-20, 2018. For what is perhaps the best deal in CLE (tuition as low as $400), the 32d Annual Land Use Institute, sponsored by our section of the ABA, the Section of State and Local Government Law.
The venue is the…
Latest Issue Of The Urban Lawyer
For you land-users out there, be sure to check your inboxes for the link to the latest issue of The Urban Lawyer, the law review published by my section of the ABA, the Section of State and Local Government Law. With articles on privacy and public real estate records, neighborhood opposition to zoning changes…
2018 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference – Agenda And Faculty Now Posted
The complete agenda and faculty list has now been posted on the ALI-CLE website, and early registration is open! Go now and reserve your spot.
We paid a visit to Charleston recently, the venue for our January 2018 conference, to scout it out. We can report that we’re going to have a great time…
2018 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference: Early-Bird Registration Discount Now Posted
It’s not too early to reserve your spot at the 35th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, to be held at the Francis Marion Hotel in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, January 25-27, 2018.
We’re finalizing the Conference details, but can report that the program will, as usual, feature…
Go Shopping, Hawaii, Today’s The Secular Good Friday State Holiday (According To The Ninth Circuit)!
Today is Good Friday, an official state holiday in Hawaii, so we’re reposting our annual recounting of how it came to be that the State commemorates the date of the crucifixion, and how that squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Turns out that we don’t really commemorate today as the crucifixion date…
The Eminent Domain Angle In The Hawaii Federal Court’s Immigration EO Ruling
We think we can find a takings angle in nearly anything. See here (net neutrality) here (the Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision), and here (a visit to Los Alamos, NM) for past examples.
So when reviewing last week’s U.S. District Court (D. Hawaii) order granting a nationwide TRO prohibiting enforcement of President Trump’s executive order …
2017 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference Wrap, 2018 Venue Announcement
When we previewed the 2017 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference while we were getting buried in the snow a couple of weeks ago, we promised there would be better weather in San Diego than much of the country was then experiencing. As you can see, we delivered.
We — and by…
Links & Materials From Day 3 Of ALI-CLE Eminent Domain And Land Valuation Litigation Conference, San Diego
Our final day was anchored, as usual, by Pacific Legal Foundation’s Jim Burling, and property rights guru and advocate Michael Berger. Jim was his usual riveting self, and Michael supplied the insight to cases which only he can.
In case you are wondering, the above is the view from the dais, and no, I didn’t…
Day 1, 2017 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain And Land Valuation Litigation Conference, San Diego
Here are the links and references to the cases we spoke about today at our opening session on the national trends in eminent domain law at the 2017 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference in San Diego.
We again have a record attendance, and a good number of new attendees. If you aren’t…





