Here are the links and references to the cases we spoke about today at our opening session on the national trends in eminent domain law at the 2017 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference in San Diego.
We again have a record attendance, and a good number of new attendees. If you aren’t
To supplement your written materials for the 2017 Hawaii Land Use Conference, here are the decisions and other materials which we spoke about this morning at the 2017 Hawaii Land Use Conference:
“Little Pink House,” the movie based on Jeff Benedict’s 2009 book, Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage, about the backstory to Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), will soon be in theaters.
We know about the legal issues the case presented, but
A question for those of you who do a lot of straight condemnation work: do you drive roads and highways with a slightly different outlook than the rest of the motoring public, especially on those roads where you represented a property owner defending against eminent domain? While others see signs and intersections and the like
The Sixth Circuit’s opinion in Lilly Investments v. City of Rochester, No. 15-2289 (Jan. 5, 2017) is not slated for publication, but its worth a read anyhow because it involves Williamson County ripeness, and the “final decision” rule. Here’s how the court summarized the case:
This case concerns Louis Leonor’s efforts to open a
Winter is in full swing, which means that the usual uptick in unsolicited applications for positions with our law firm have increased. Practicing in Hawaii’s courts starts to look mighty good when you are buried deep in snow and ice.
We may not have any space currently, but others do.
The State of Hawaii
Our colleague Rebecca Copeland has posted a preview and the briefs in an election law case we’re arguing next week in the Hawaii Supreme Court. See “Writ to Watch: Hyland v. Gonzales.” We’ve written about the case earlier here and here.
The question for the court’s review is whether an appeal in
After the Hawaii Supreme Court decided GATRI v. Blane, 962 P.2d 367 (Haw. 1998) one big question remained.
In GATRI, the court held that in the coastal zone, a county Community Plan (also known as a “General Plan” in some counties) is a binding land use regulation, and thus has the force and effect
You take the uptown subway, the 1 train, destination the Bronx — the IRT for those of you who still refer to New York City’s subway lines that way — and exit at the 103rd Street Station, just before you cross the unofficial border to Harlem. Walking north on Broadway for a couple of
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