If you are in the neighborhood on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., you may want to come by the University of Hawaii Law School to listen to the 2014 Distinguished Gifford Lecture in Real Property by Cornell lawprof Gregory S. Alexander, “Five Easy Pieces: Recurrent Themes in American Property Law
2014 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Report: Honoring Michael Berger
“You can’t have rights without advocates.”
– Michael Berger
We’re at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia today for the 11th Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference. As we’ve noted earlier, Michael Berger is this
ALI-CLE 2015 Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation & Condemnation 101 Agendas And Faculty Announced
If you haven’t already, please mark you calendars: the agendas and faculty lists for the February 5-7, 2015 ALI-CLE eminent domain programs in San Francisco have been finalized. Registration is ongoing, and there’s even a few more days left for the early registration discount. Substantial group discounts are also available.
We’re talking, of course
Appellate Practice CLE At Hawaii Bar Convention
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 24, 2014, the date of the Hawaii Bar Association Convention, in Honolulu. As noted here, the HSBA’s Appellate Law Section is sponsoring a three-hour session featuring the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, other justices and judges, and
Upcoming Webcast: “Sex, Guns, And Drugs: Planning For Controversial Land Uses”
If that title doesn’t grab you, nothing will. Here’s the description of an upcoming program from the American Planning Association that looks awfully interesting:
The Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association is pleased to host the upcoming webcast Sex, Guns & Drugs: Planning for Controversial Land Useson Wednesday, October 22nd from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST. Registration is $20 for PLD members, $40 for nonmembers, and $45 for webinar registration plus a Planning and Law Division membership. Presented by Daniel J. Bolin and Gregory W. Jones of Ancel Glink, this webcast will explore if and where controversial businesses belong in communities.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms. But it’s not that simple. Businesses that rely on these constitutional guarantees continue to generate controversy in communities across the country. To compound matters, state legislatures from Arizona to Massachusetts have been busy granting new — and in many cases, previously unheard of — rights to marijuana and firearm retailers.This has rapidly drawn planners and zoning practitioners into the debate over how these businesses best fit into their communities, and whether their communities are legally obligated to accommodate these uses in the first place. Spend an hour learning about the issues and regulatory strategies from around the country.
Webcast—Sex, Guns & Drugs: Planning for Controversial Land Uses
October 22, 2014
1:00 – 2:30 PM CST
, including registration.
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October 30-31, 2014: Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference @ William & Mary Law
A reminder: the 11th annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference is coming up on October 30-31, 2014, at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia. As we noted earlier, Michael Berger will receive the Brigham-Kanner Prize, so this one is special – he’s the first practitioner to receive the Prize.
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Links From Today’s Land Use, Planning, And Development Forum
To those of you who joined us at the ABA’s Land Use, Planning, and Development Forum, thank you. Here are links to some of the topics I mentioned:
- Property Reserve: There’s No Substitute For Eminent Domain
- Florida’s Pregnant Pigs and the Penn Central Test
- Too Big To Fail, But Not Big Enough To Take
Upcoming CLE: Hawaii’s Shoreline and Coastal Law and Regulation
There’s still time to register and attend the upcoming seminar,”Hawaii’s Shoreline and Coastal Law and Regulation.” It’s scheduled for Friday, July 18, 2014, in downtown Honolulu at the YWCA. Here’s the description:
This program will cover recent Hawaii case law, including the recent Hawaii Supreme Court decision regarding identifying the certified shoreline. Now
Upcoming CLE Trifecta: Hot Topics In Land Use Law, Heirs Property, Urban Ag (July 15, 2014)
There’s still time to register for one or more upcoming CLE programs sponsored by the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law:
- Hot Topics in Land Use Law (July 16, 2014, 2:00 – 3:30pm ET)
- Legal Pickles, Planning Tools, and Case Studies in Urban Agriculture (July 15, 2014, 2:00 – 3:30pm ET)
Farpotshket Alert: Plan To Take Mortgages By Eminent Domain Is Back
Like a visiting relative who won’t go home, the idea to seize underwater-but-performing mortgages is still hanging on. The llatest chapter is brought to us by way of our New York colleague Mike Rikon, who writes:
At a press conference on the steps of City Hall, City Council members and housing advocacy groups called