The Virginia Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Ramsey v. Commissioner of Highways, a case we’ve been following closely (and in which we filed an amicus brief in support of the property owners).
This is the case about Virginia’s statutory requirements in eminent domain cases. As a prerequisite to a court exercising
As reported yesterday by Pacific Business News (“HART acquired 34 properties for $70M along Honolulu rail transit route, new report says“), “[t]he Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has acquired 34 properties totaling about $70.2 million thus far along the 20-mile rail transit route, including the recent purchase of a former sports bar property
Although we’ve linked to the Nebraska Supreme Court’s non-decision and our colleague’s insightful analysis of the issues, we’ve pretty much avoided anything beyond commenting on the purely legal aspects of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Until now.
Just search Twitter for “eminent domain” and you will see hundreds of tweets
Spurred by yesterday’s battle-of-the-titans Supreme Court oral arguments (Clement vs. Waxman) in a case we’ve been following, we’re taking a short diversion from our usual fare of takings, eminent domain, and land use law today to cover another topic that long-time followers know is also within our area of practice: voting and election law.
This one from the Federal Circuit is a must read, particularly for those interested in takings claims where the federal government is involved. But even if that doesn’t describe you, we think you should review Ministero Roca Solida v. United States, No. 14-5058 (Feb. 26, 2015), because the issues raised — especially in Judge
Please join us on Thursday, March 12, 2015, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. for the awarding of the Owners’ Counsel Crystal Eagle to University of Hawaii Law Professor David L. Callies.
We’re inviting his current and former students (of whom there are many), his faculty colleagues, the Hawaii property bar, and friends, for the presentation
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District v. City of Bellefontaine, No. ED101713 (Feb. 24, 2015), is another one of those cases where construction by a city resulted in damage to property. The water district sued for inverse condemnation, among other things. Only twist here was that it wasn’t exactly “private” property, but property owned by another municipality
The State of New York wants to build the Bronx River Greenway, a “23-mile-long ribbon of green with a multi-use path that will extend along the full length of the river in Westchester County and the Bronx.” Who could argue with that?
Amtrak, that’s who. After failing to acquire 6 parcels along the river
A short one from the Texas Court of Appeals. As we noted in this post recently, Texas has bifurcated its eminent domain process. After a petition in condemnation is filed in court, in the “administrative” phase, the court appoints commissioners whose job it is to hold a hearing and render an opinion on value.