Having recently attended the 7th International Conference of the Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights in Portland, Oregon, we offer this irreverent view of that city’s culture, “Insufferable Portland,” by Mark Hemingway at the Weekly Standard. The landscape he portrays should be familiar to anyone who knows Portland, Berkeley, the
Upcoming Event: The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 7:15 – 8:309 p.m. in Classroom #2, the University of Hawaii Law School is sponsoring a talk about “The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii,” which will feature our Damon Key colleague Mark M. Murakami.
PLDC refers to the Public Land Development Corporation, a state
PLF’s Jim Burling To Discuss Property Rights And The Environment At U.H. Law School
Mark your calendars: on Thursday, February 21, 2013, James Burling, director of the Pacific LegalFoundation and principal attorney at PLF’s Property Rights practice group and U. Hawaii lawprof Maxine Burkett willdiscuss “Do Property Rights Matter When The Environment IsGoing To Hell In A Handbasket?“
The forum — presented by the EnvironmentalLaw Program
ABA Takings Roundtable – The U.S. Supreme Court Property Rights Cases – Feb. 26, 2013
If you are a member of the ABA, mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 26, 2013, noon to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, for a free teleconference jointly sponsored by the ABA’s Section on Litigation’s Environmental Litigation Commitee and the Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Committee to discuss the latest and greatest in takings law
Upcoming TeleBriefing On Takings Issues After Arkansas Game & Fish
Mark your calendars for next Friday, January 25, 2013 from noon to 1:00 p.m. Pacific for “Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States: Practical Implications Of The Supreme Court’s Decision,” presented by Law Seminars International.
It’s a discussion of Arkansas Game, the decision in which the Supreme Court held that the
Free Teleseminar: Property Rights After Natural Disasters
Join us on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern (12:30 CT, 11:30 a.m. MT, 10:30 a.m. PT, 7:30 a.m. HT) for “Thinking Out Loud – Property Rights After Natural Disasters,” a free teleconference presented by the Condemnation Zoning and Land Use Committee of the ABA’s Litigation Section. There’s no cost to
Upcoming ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conferences
It’s time for the annual ALI-CLE (fka ALI-ABA) eminent domain conferences, to be held January 24-26, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida.
In the “advanced” course, Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation, we’ll be covering topics such as “Condemning Underwater Mortgages,” “An Engineer’s Role in Damage,” “How To Develop and Implement a Business Plan for
Mark Your Calendars: 10th Hawaii Land Use Law Conference (Jan. 17-18, 2013)
Planning co-chairs Professor David Callies and Ben Kudo have once again assembled a stellar faculty and put together an agenda that covers
Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Write Up
Here’s a slideshow and summary of the recent Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, held at the William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Professor Ely, You Magnificent Bastard, I Read Your Book!
Here are my remarks from last week’s Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia. Our panel spoke on “Property Rights in Times of Economic Crisis,” and included lawprofs James W. Ely (Vanderbilt), William Fischel, (Dartmouth), and Eric Kades (William & Mary). See the complete faculty list and agenda