Next Monday, January 13, 2014, from noon to 1:00 p.m., I’ll be speaking — along with my Damon Key partner Greg Kugle — to the Hawaii State Bar’s Appellate Law Section about administrative appeals, in a session entitled “Administrative Appeals: How Do You Get There And How Do You Get Out Of There?”
Go Back To Law School: U. Hawaii’s “J-Term” Classes Open To The Public
For those who just can’t get enough of law school, here’s your chance to return. Each January, the University of Hawaii Law School holds its “J-Term” during which brings in legal scholars from across the nation (bet it’s not too hard to convince a few lawprofs to spend mid-January in Honolulu) to teach on
Links From Today’s Session On GMO Issues
Here are links to some of the materials mentioned at our session today on the GMO issue at the Hawaii Agriculture Law Conference:
- The Kauai ordinance, Bill 2491.
- The Kauai Mayor’s veto message, which included the privilege-waived memorandum of law detailing the legal problems with the measure.
- The County of Hawaii’s Big
Mark Your Calendars: Hawaii Agriculture Conference, January 8-9, 2014
One of the hottest issues in Hawaii at the moment is agriculture. From the spreading county restrictions on GMO crops and pesticides, to water issues, to estate planning, the issues impacting farmers, ranchers, and owners of Ag land are growing.
On January 8 and 9, 2014, the Seminar Group is putting on what we hope
Reminder: Upcoming Deadline For Abstracts For Property Rights Conference
As we noted here, the International Academic Association for Planning Law and Property Rights, 8th Annual Conference 2014 will take place in Haifa, Israel, February 11-14, 2014. Earlier this year, we attended PLPR when it visited Portland, and it was well worth going, so the 2014 conference should be similar.
Professor Rachelle Alterman, Chair of the 2014 conference forwards this reminder:
This is a reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions for PLPR 2014 is15 October 2013. Click here for the website, here for the call for papers and here to submit your abstract now.
We are happy to announce that our opening reception will take place on 12 February and will be hosted by the Mayor of Haifa, in the historic City Hall in the Hadar mid-town area. In addition, we will have a special pre-dinner reception on 13 February, hosted by the Bahai World Center (click here for more on the Bahai Gardens in Haifa).
Please note that we have added a new workshop to our list of optional pre-conference workshops: Workshop 5 on National Land Ownership and housing policy. Click here to see the new workshop in the list and and to submit your workshop registration form (you are welcome to resubmit if your preferences have changed).
We look forward to seeing you at PLPR 2014 Conference
Rachelle Alterman for the Local Organizing Committee
So fire up those keyboards and get to writing!
Continue Reading Reminder: Upcoming Deadline For Abstracts For Property Rights Conference
IMLA Conference Session On Koontz, Harvey Cedars, Relevant Parcel
A big thanks to my Owners Counsel of America and ABA State and Local Government Law Section colleague Dwight Merriam for emceeing today’s well-attended double session on land use and takings law at the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s 2013 annual meeting in San Francisco. Dwight and I were joined by land use expert Cecily
Upcoming IMLA Panel On Koontz, Harvey Cedars, And Lost Tree
On Monday, September 30, 2013, we’ll be speaking along with Dwight Merriam and Cecily Barclay at the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco, about three important cases/issues: Koontz, Harvey Cedars, and Lost Tree.
That’s a pretty wide range of cases, but we have some time and we’re sure
Reading List For Sept 19 Guest Lecture For Hawaii Legal History Class
University of Hawaii lawprofs Carl Christensen and Williamson Chang have kindly asked me to visit their Legal History of Hawaii class (Law 520D) on Thursday, September 19, 2013, and guest lecture on the topic of “Land Reform and the ‘Public Use’ Factor in Eminent Domain: Midkiff, Kelo, County of Hawaii v. C & J
Must Read Monday: RLUIPA Ripeness, “The Taking Issue,” Oysters In The Wilderness, Precondemnation Damages
Here’s what we’re reading today:
- As we hoped, our RLUIPA gurus have posted on a recent 11th Circuit case about Williamson County ripeness and RLUIPA – “Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Ripeness Requirements for RLUIPA and Constitutional Land Use Claims.”
- More background from Professor Gideon Kanner on “The Taking Issue,” a publication which
Conference Announcement: The Taking Issue – 40th Anniversary Symposium
If you are anywhere within striking distance of Touro Law School (Central Islip, Long Island), you should make plans to attend a conference that promises two days of fantastic programming on October 3 and 4, 2013.
“The Taking Issue – 40th Anniversary Symposium” is dedicated to the memory of the legendary Professor Fred