Here’s the latest from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on takings ripeness, Haney v. Town of Mashpee, No. 22-1446 (June 6, 2023).
The case centers on Gooseberry Island, Massachusetts, which is zoned by the Town of Mashpee as R-3. But under the Town’s zoning code, any residence must have at
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following, one of the multiple challenges to New York’s latest ratcheting up of rent control.
We think the Questions Presented spell out the issues pretty well:
New York has implemented the most sweeping and onerous rent control provisions the United States has ever seen in its
Hill went down to the fishing hole on a Colorado river, the one he claimed was his favorite. Until those darned landowners “chased him off the property, sometimes with force.” He claimed they didn’t take too kindly to his efforts to go fishing on their land: “Specifically, Hill alleges that they threatened to have him
Mark your calendars to join us on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 5pm Eastern Time, as the Eminent & Right of Way Club welcomes Professor Greg Jackson, host of the History That Doesn’t Suck Podcast.
We’re going to have a discussion about the history of eminent domain, what zoning looked like in
A new cert petition to check out. We don’t need to explain it much, because the petition does a good job of it.
Here’s the Question Presented:
New York State redevelopment agency seized, via eminent domain, a large tract of real estate occupied by an existing building in downtown Brooklyn for redevelopment. The building, partially
Want to find out what the experts — including arguing counsel for the property owners, our law firm colleague Damien Schiff — think about the Supreme Court’s recent Clean Water Act decision, Sackett v. EPA. And most importantly, what is next?
You are in luck: on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 1:00 – 2:15pm
The (allegedly) offending Bear Number 119.
Check this out.
As reported in the Law360 story, “Does A Bear Film In The Woods? Couple’s Suit Says Yes,” a Connecticut property owner has filed this federal court complaint asserting that state game and fish officials tagged a wild bear and turned it into a state-sponsored,
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following since before it became one of ours.
In Gearing v. City of Half Moon Bay, No. 21-16688 (Dec. 8, 2022), the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court’s dismissal of a regulatory takings case, holding that federal courts should abstain from considering regulatory takings cases in
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Check out this Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming in a case that presents a very interesting — some might say metaphysical — property issue; an issue we were not really aware of until
Here’s a don’t miss episode of friend and colleague Clint Schumacher’s Eminent Domain Podcast, featuring our Pacific Legal Foundation colleague Jon Houghton. With a title like “Jon Houghton and his Penn Central Quest,” how can we resist listening?
In this episode, Jon Houghton with Pacific Legal Foundation joins to discuss the