Professor Ben Barros has posted the first analysis and summary of today's Supreme Court opinions in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11. See Supreme Court Rules in Stop the Beach.
The Supreme Court today ruled in the Stop the Beach judicial takings case. In an opinion by Justice Scalia, the Court rejected the judicial takings claim. The Court's judgment was unanimous, but there were fragmented opinions on various issues, as described further below. For background on the case, see this post. For a recap of the oral argument, see this post. For a great description of the social conflicts behind the dispute, see this article from the New York Times Magazine.
I will be updating this post with analysis of the Court's opinions and with links to commentary about the case.
We will be posting some thoughts after a chance to review the opinions.
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He also serves as the Joseph T. Waldo Visiting Chair in Property Rights Law at the William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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books & articles
The Law of Eminent Domain - A Fifty State Survey (ABA 2011)
Eminent Domain - A Handbook of Condemnation Law (ABA 2011)
At the Cutting Edge 2009: Land Use Law from The Urban Lawyer (D. Merriam, ed. 2010)
Recent Developments in Public Use and Pretext in Eminent Domain, 41 Urban Lawyer 563 (Oct. 2009)
The Ninth Circuit Rediscovers Substantive Due Process in Land Use Cases (Dec. 2008)
reviews
- Names on the Land (2008)
Battle For Brooklyn (Rumur Films 2011)
Regulating Paradise: Land Use Controls in Hawaii by Professor David J. Callies (2d ed. 2010)
Regulatory Takings by Professor Steven J. Eagle (2013)
Takings International: A Comparative Perspective on Land Use Regulations and Compensation Rights, Professor Rachelle Alterman, ed. (ABA Section of State and Local Government Law 2010)
Property Rights, Eminent Domain, and Regulatory Takings Re-Examined Bruce L. Benson, ed. (Independence Institute 2010)
Little Pink House - A True Story of Defiance and Courage by Jeff Benedict (2009)
The Complete Guide to Zoning by Dwight H. Merriam (2005)
Bulldozed: 'Kelo,' Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land by Carla T. Main (2007)
Eminent Domain Use and Abuse: Kelo in Context, Dwight H. Merriam, editor (2007)
podcasts
- IJ's "Bound by Oath" Podcast, Ep. 9: Excessive Fines, 14th Amendment Incorporation (And The Just Compensation Clause) We Join IJ's "Short Circuit" Podcast To Talk Virginia Oyster Takings, Colorado Wild Eminent Domain Abuse Cert Petition, And Berman International Eminent Domain Podcast Interviews William & Mary Law Students Clint Schumacher's Eminent Domain Podcast Is Back - Six Degrees Of Williamson County Ripeness ... And Elvis Clint Schumacher's New Eminent Domain Podcast Podcast: Interview With Ted Balaker, Producer Of The Upcoming Kelo Movie "Little Pink House" Interview With The Filmmaker: Michael Galinsky On "Battle of Brooklyn" Taking Accretion By Legal Erosion: Summary Of The Oral Arguments In The Hawaii Beach Takings Case
The Kauai Property Tax Charter Amendment Case (KKCR FM 92.7)
Legal and Other Issues In Honolulu's Rail Project (Think Tech Hawaii, KIPO FM 89.3)
Recent Posts
- New Article: Ethan Blevins, "Penn Central in the States," 15 Wake Forest J.L. & Policy 105 (2025)
- Fla Ct App (en banc) In Takings Case: "failing to vindicate a right expressly stated in the Constitution is not judicial restraint but judicial abnegation. That we must not do."
- Canada Supreme Court Hears Arguments: Is Govt Land Subject To Adverse Possession?
- Eminent Domain Podcast ep. 139: "Live From San Diego! ALI-CLE 2025 Conference Coverage"
- Join Us: "Property Rights and The Roberts Court: 2005-2025" (Feb. 27, 2025, UC Berkeley Law School)
- One Last Chance To Join Us For The 42d ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference (San Diego & Webcast)
- CFC: Attorneys Fee Shifting "incentivizes the government to negotiate fairly, minimize delays, and avoid frivolous takings"
- New Article (Eric Claeys): "Takings and Choice of Law After Tyler v. Hennepin County"
- Bees May Be Fish In California, But Here In Colorado, Elephants Ain't Persons
- Friday Dirt Law Round-Up
live blog archive
- Judge McKenna Senate Hearing (2/4/2011)
Governor's Announcement of Judge Sabrina McKenna as Associate Justice, HAWSCT (1/25/2011)
Must A Property Owner Seek To Change The Law To Ripen A Federal Takings Claim? (HAWICA, 12/8/2010)
Justice Recktenwald Senate Hearing (8/25/2010)
Judge Leonard Senate Hearing (8/3/2010)
New Jersey's "Bizarre Condemnation" - Klumpp v. Borough of Avalon (NJ Supreme Court, 3/22/2010)
Columbia Eminent Domain Oral Arguments (NY Court of Appeals 6/1/2010)
Turtle Bay/Kuilima Supplemental EIS case (HAWSCT, 12/17/2009)
Atlantic Yards eminent domain abuse (NY Court of Appeals, 10/14/2009)
Ala Loop Homeowners: are state zoning laws "environmental" statutes (HAWSCT, 10/14/2009)
links
- Professor Mandelker's Land Use Law
- Julie Tappendorf's Municipal Minute
- Professor Kanner's Gideon's Trumpet
- Bulldozers at Your Doorstep - Goldstein, Rikon, Rikon & Houghton
- Eminent Domain Law Blog by Owners Counsel of America
- Rick Rayl's California Eminent Domain Report
- ABA State & Local Govt Law Section, Condemnation Law Committee
- Mark Murakami's Hawaii Ocean Law
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- McKirdy & Riskin's NJ Condemnation Law
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