This Friday, August 6, 2010 from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. as part of the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, the Section of State and Local Government Law is co-sponsoring a panel discussion of what was, in my opinion, the most fascinating case of the Supreme Court’s recently-concluded term, Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v.
ABA Panel On Stop The Beach Renourishment (San Francisco, 8/6/2010)
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep’t of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11 is generating a lot of analysis and commentary. When the case was filed and argued, we suspected it would generate keen interest, so in anticipation, the ABA’s State and Local Government Law Section assembled
Links From WMA Presentation – Regulatory Takings, Rent Control, And Guggenheim
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking to members of the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association about some of the legal issues facing their businesses, and property owners in general. Here are the links I mentioned:
- Guggenheim v. City of Goleta, 582 F.3d 996 (9th Cir. 2009) (en banc review ordered Mar. 12,
Upcoming: Land Use Hot Topics Program (In Person And Online)
On Friday, April 30, 2010, as part of the Spring Meeting of the ABA’s Section of State and Local Government Law, I’ll be presenting a paper Recent Developments in Challenging the Right to Take in Eminent Domain (SSRN posting here) during the “Land Use Hot Topics” program.
If you are in South Florida, the
ALI-ABA Annual Eminent Domain Conference Wrap-Up
We just wrapped up the annual three-day Festival of Eminent Domain Law, otherwise known as the American Law Institute | American Bar Association’s two CLE conferences, “Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation,”and “Condemnation 101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent DomainCase.”
Dana Berliner, Matt Fellerhoff and I spoke about about “Winning Arguments in
Off To The ALI-ABA Eminent Domain Conferences
There is still time to register for the two ALI-ABA eminent domain conferences, “Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation,” and “Condemnation101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case,” being heldconcurrently at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Thefirst course is designed for attorneys with some condemnationexperience, while the second is an introduction
Mark Your Calendars: ALI-ABA Program “The Aftermath of Atlantic Yards: Eminent Domain in New York”
On December 16, 2009, from 2 – 3 pm EST, ALI-ABA is presenting “The Aftermath of Atlantic Yards: Eminent Domain in New York,” a 1 hour program about the decision of the New York Court of Appeals in Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp., No. 178 (Nov. 24, 2009):
The recent
Links From ABA Condemnation Committee Conference Call (11/18/2009)
Another very interesting conference call today, focusing on theupcoming arguments in the Stop the Beach Renourishment case, the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in Aspen Creek, and the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision to review Klumpp v. Borough of Avalon. Here arethe links to some of the cases and other topics discussed
Programming Note: Condemnation Committee Conference Call 11/18/2009, 2 pm EST
Just a reminder: tomorrow (Wednesday, November 18, 2009), from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.(Eastern Standard Time), we will be holding the next “recentdevelopments” conference call for members of the Condemnation Law Committee(ABA Section of State & Local Government Law). It’s free, but openonly to Section members and guests.
Members should have already received an e-mail
Upcoming Seminar: Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law (9/16/2009)
On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, I’ll be on the faculty of “Practical Guide to Zoning and Land Use Law,” a day-long seminar in Honolulu. This is an annual program dealing with zoning approvals,constitutional limitations on land use regulations, and administrativeprocedure.
I will be leading sessions on “Current Case Law and Legislative Update,” and “Appealing an