This is one post I wish I didn’t have to write. I recently learned that long-time colleague, friend, and kindred spirit Jim Mee passed away in September.
Jim was one of the good guys, a true giant in the Hawaii land use and eminent domain Bar. His accolades are many, his list of professional accomplishments
On the day we celebrate Constitution Day (or should we say Khaaaaan-stitution Day?) we have to admit that pretty much nothing beats One Named Kirk’s reading of the Preamble.
KIRK: This was not written for chiefs.Hear me! Hear this! Among my people, we carry many such words as this from many lands
Every year at this time, it seems, we’re realizing again that as you get older, you forget birthdays. It only occurred to us only over this past weekend that that this blog’s “birthday” was looming and we almost let it slip by without notice. It hardly seems like fifteen years ago that we posted here
We don’t have our own regular podcast (should we?) but have had the privilege of appearing on others’ podcasts, and have posted our own audio from time-to-time. Here’s a list:
A note for those of you who subscribe to the blog for email updates and notifications. Our longstanding email feed distributor, Feedburner (by Google) has announced that it is spinning down, and will no longer provide subscriptions and updates to blogs by email.
As a consequence, as of today, Friday, July 23, 201, we’ve
It’s not quite “Yes Virginia…” but here is our annual Independence Day missive on the legal angle on the Declaration. This may have special significance as the nation is in the process of reexamining many of our assumptions and history. But though the Founders may have been flawed individuals, there’s really no question
What’s this, a court invalidating an attempted taking because it isn’t necessary? What gives, Appellate Court of Illinois?
Well, in City of West Chicago v. Pietrobon, No. 2-20-0174 (Apr. 28, 2021) (unpub.), the court affirmed the trial court’s determination that the taking of a strip of the owner’s property might qualify as a future
Some news: as of today, February 1, 2021, I am joining my long-time friends at Pacific Legal Foundation, and as I noted in this post (“Announcement, pt. 1: Let’s Just Kiss And Say Goodbye“), have retired from the private practice of law and my firm, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert.
What’s
Some news: as of yesterday, January 31, 2021, I have retired from the private practice of law, and from my long-time spot as a Director (partner) in Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert.
I’m not leaving the practice of law (this blog will continue in the same format) it’s just that I will