To get your copy of the book, go here.
Virginia Supreme Court Oral Arguments In Takings, Property, And Public Trust Case
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following even before its inception (last semester, our William and Mary class visited the site and witnessed the oyster operation affected – see video above), Johnson v. City of Suffolk.
This morning, the Virginia Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case, and we livestreamed it
Your Land Use/Takings Exam Hypo: Tex App Considers Nonconforming Uses, Vested Rights, Zoning, Admin Appeals, And Takings
This semester, we’re teaching two courses at the William and Mary Law School: the usual Eminent Domain & Property Rights (our regularly-scheduled fall semester course), and Land Use. If we were to try and create a hypothetical for the final exam in either class, we couldn’t do better than the actual fact pattern and arguments
Utah Clarifies When A Taking Claim Accrues
John Pinder was a bad dude. He “was convicted on eleven felony counts in connection with the murders” of two people. State v. Pinder, 114 P.3d 551 (Utah 2005). His mom and dad were not accused, but their property was seized by the state as part of its investigation of their son, and although
Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Videos Now Available
In case you missed any part of it: the recordings of the recent 2020 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference are now available.
Go here for the descriptions of the panels, speakers, and links to the recorded sessions.
This year’s conference, held on October 1-2, opened with the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize being awarded to Professor
Abstention, Pullman And Otherwise: The New Williamson County
After Knick knocked out the “state procedures” requirement of the Williamson County ripeness doctrine, we predicted that owners’ lawyers better dust off their Federal Courts treatises that have been sitting on our bookshelves for the last three decades.
We said that because we suspected the game was still afoot, and Knick alone would not overcome
Takings And Property Rights Mavens: Here’s Your Dream Job
Admire the enviable record of success of Pacific Legal Foundation (you know, the folks who brought us Nollan, Palazzolo, Sackett, Knick, and a bunch of other great cases)? Always dreamed about joining them?
Well, here’s your chance, experienced property rights lawyers: PLF is looking for a “swashbuckler” (their word, not ours) with 7+ years of
You’re Invited: Book Launch For “Regulatory Takings After Knick” (David Callies), Oct. 29, 2020
Come join us for the book party for Professor David Callies’ recently published (by the ABA State and Local Government Law Section) book, “Regulatory Takings After Knick.”
We’re online (of course), so you don’t have to come to Honolulu – we’re on Zoom:
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Time: 4-5pm Hawaii Time
RSVP: No
Utah App: “All bets are off for any actions other than exactness.” Close Enough Isn’t Good Enough In Condemnation – When The Statute Requires Notice To Property Owners Within 10 Days, It Means 10 Days
When an opinion starts off with “[t]his case offers a feast of legal issues – ranging from procedural to constitutional – but its main course is a cautionary tale to government entities: they must follow the exact statutory requirements for bringing a condemnation action[,]” you just know that you have to read the entire thing.
Federal Court: If It’s True That Seattle Provided Material Support To CHOP/CHAZ, That Could Be A Taking
We all know that despite the heightened Twombly/Iqbal federal pleadings standard, that it doesn’t mean a whole lot if a complaint survives a 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. All this means that the court thinks it is plausible that the complaint states a claim. And that the plaintiff gets to keep going. That’s it.