As you probably are aware, Kelo v. City of New London has generated a ton of legal response: articles, books, cases. It has also rippled out to the broader culture with a movie and a book. At the recent ALI-CLE Eminent Domain
Wisconsin: Cutting Off Highway Access Is Not Compensable, If The Property Isn’t Totally Landlocked
Here’s a decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court, similar to a recent case from the Oregon Supreme Court involving highway improvements which cut off existing access.
The issue in Hoffer Properties, LLC v. Wisconsin Dep’t of Transportation, No. 2012AP2520 (Feb. 4, 2016) was whether a property owner whose parcel enjoyed direct access to a
The Blog Lineup From The 2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference
We’ve posted a lot lately reporting on the 2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, recently held in Austin. We have a couple of more posts for you before we turn to other things. Here is the first, a run-down of the blogs of faculty members, and others we were in the
Time To Elect Hawaii’s Judges? Maybe Not Such A Bad Idea.
The Hawaii Legislature is evaluating a series of bills which, taken collectively, would radically overhaul the way judges and justices are selected for Hawaii’s state courts, and retained in office.
Currently, the system is generally modeled on the “Missouri plan,” also known as “merit selection.” Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals and
Fourth Circuit: City Violated First Amendment By Banning Anti-Eminent Domain Sign
Talk about timing: Dana Berliner, Andy Gowder, and I were talking about the Central Radio case during a session on free speech and other First Amendment issues at the recent ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference, when we learned that at the same time we were speaking about the case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference: Feedback, 2017 Venue Suggestions
Enjoyed the 2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference in Austin? Let us know what you liked, what we can do better, and where you’d like to see a future conference: drop me a line at rht@hawaiilawyer.com.
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Decisions Discussed at ALI-CLE Eminent Domain National Forum
Here are the opinions in the cases discussed at today’s National Forum at the 2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Conference:
- Ramsey v. Commissioner of Highways (Virginia, 2015) (jury gets to hear about condemnor’s earlier — and higher — appraisal) (via Jeremy Hopkins)
- Antrim Truck Centre Ltd. v. Ontario (Transportation), No 34413 (Supreme
“Little Pink House” – An Interview With Kelo Filmmaker Ted Balaker
2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference, Austin: Second Day
The second day of the 2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation conference went as well as the first. Here are some highlights:
- Austin Mayor Steve Adler (pictured above), who is (was?) also an eminent domain lawyer, welcomed us to his city.
- We moderated a discussion between Andy Gowder and Dana Berliner about “First
New Cert Petition: Who Owns The Deposit In A Quick-Take?
A new cert petition filed earlier this week in a case from the Florida Court of Appeals that we’ve been following.
We’ve been following it because we filed an amicus brief when property owners sought cert review of an earlier decision by the same court which held the same thing: that the property owner subject