Conference Day For New York Rent Control Challenge

Most likely, by the time you read this, the Supreme Court will have decided whether to grant cert in Harmon v. Kimmel, No. 11-496 (cert. petition filed Oct. 17, 2011), the case challenging New York City's residential rent control law as a taking, among other things. Today, you see, is the day the Court is scheduled to hold its conference to decide whether to do so.

We mere mortals won't know what the result of the conference is until next week, of course, but we thought we'd get you ready. Use the time to review the key briefs:

• The cert petition

• Brief amici curiae of Rent Stabilization Association of New York, Inc.

• Brief Amicus Curiae of Atlantic Legal Foundation and Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in Support of Petitioners

• Brief Amicus Curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, and Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute in Support of Petitioners James D. Harmon, Jr., and Jeanne Harmon

• Brief amicus curiae of Community Housing Improvement Program, Inc.

• The State's BIO

• The City's BIO

• Petitioner's Reply

The Federalist Society posted a podcast about the case with Professor Richard Epstein, available here. Damon Root at Reason.com updated the story yesterday here.

Here's the Court's docket page for the case. Stay tuned. We will be.