Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following which presents an important issue. So much so that we filed an amicus brief in support of the property owner.
In Town of Apex v. Rubin, No. 206PAA21 (Aug. 22, 2025), the North Carolina Supreme Court held that if a taking is determined to be
As you already know, registration is also underway for the 22d Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, October 23-24, 2025, at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
The Conference is expressly designed to get legal academics and the nation’s best dirt law practitioners in the same room, discussing how legal scholarship and law
If your brain goes full mobius strip when trying to figure out the California Court of Appeal’s rationale in Anaheim Mobile Estates, LLC v. State of California, No. G063421 (Aug. 13, 2025), you are not alone.
Here’s the bottom line in this facial challenge to a California statute that limits mobilehome parks located
That’s it. That’s the post.
Feels like a milestone, although we’re not quite sure of what. Well, longevity if nothing else.
Yes, there have been repeat posts. Guest posts. Random missives that are interesting to us, even if they don’t say a whole lot about our usual topics.
But we’ve been doing this
“A brighter tomorrow is only a day away.”
So held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in an important case, DM Arbor Court, Ltd. v. City of Houston, No. 23-20385 (Aug. 12, 2025).
The issue was whether the City of Houston’s denial of a rebuilding permit after a flood was a
Here’s a recent cert petition which asks the Supreme Court to take up the case of a small property owner in West Hollywood, California, whose case was dismissed when he asked “[h]ow far can a city expand rent control to advance general socioeconomic policies before crossing constitutional property protections?” Pet. at 3.
Here are the
That’s right, it’s time to plan on joining us at the 22d edition of the best one-day property law conference, William and Mary Law School‘s Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference.
As we noted, Professor William Fischel will be awarded the 2025 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize at the annual Wren Building candlelight ceremony in Williamsburg
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Just published: Rethinking the Law of Private Property, edited by lawprof Jan Laitos, with chapters by some of Dirt Law’s most notable luminaries. Here’s the abstract:
In Rethinking the Law of Private Property, eminent legal scholars consider how private property rights might be transformed and realigned to better cope with modern challenges.
An interesting and timely decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
In United States v. Bennett, No. 23-40680 (July 24, 2025), way back in the day Hidalgo County, Texas, acquired an easement over her land to construct and maintain a flood-control levee, with the County soon thereafter assigning its rights