What do they call those phrases that are internally contradictory like “jumbo shrimp” and similar? Here’s an awfully good Dirt Law version (think about that on your next working vacation).
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We’re Underway At The 43d American Law Institute Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Conference, Savannah
The view from the podium
That’s right. More than 300 of the nation’s best eminent domain lawyers, judges, appraisers, right-of-way agents, scholars, and other industry professionals are in Savannah for the next two and a half days for what is now known as the American Law Institute (“ALI” alone, no longer with the “-CLE” addition)
Cal App: Skunk Train Is A Common Carrier With Power Of Eminent Domain
We were all set to offer our deep thoughts about the recently-published opinion of the California Court of Appeal in Mendocino Railway v. Meyer, No. A168497 (Jam. 7, 2026), which held that the Skunk Train (a “train to nowhere” that carries tourists up in California’s redwood country) is a “common carrier” with the power
There’s Still Time To Join Us In Savannah (Jan. 21 – 24, 2026) For ALI-CLE’s 43d Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference
A reminder: there’s still time to join us for the upcoming American Law Institute-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference in Savannah.
Now in its 43rd year, this flagship gathering remains the undisputed national hub for practitioners, academics, appraisers, and anyone else who lives and breathes property and eminent domain law. We will
Yale J. Reg. Symposium On Kelo’s Twentieth
No better way to start 2026 than to check out the Yale Journal of Regulation‘s (the self-labeled “Nation’s Top-Ranked Administrative and Corporate Law Journal”), for its symposium on the twentieth anniversary of the Kelo case.
Featuring authors who readers of this blog will recognize (all the big names), the symposium features articles you
Welcome Back, Bobby: We Return To The Eminent Domain Podcast To Talk The Year That Was, ALI-CLE Savannah, And 80’s Music
We start off 2026 with some good news: after a short hiatus (explained in the episode), Bobby Debelak’s Eminent Domain Podcast is back with Episode 150: “Year in Review and ALI-CLE Preview.”
And we get to join him!
Here’s how Bobby describes the episode:
Bobby returns to the podcast after a brief
Welcome Back, Bobby: We Return To The Eminent Domain Podcast To Talk The Year That Was, ALI Savannah, And 80’s Music
We start off 2026 with some good news: after a short hiatus (explained in the episode), Bobby Debelak’s Eminent Domain Podcast is back with Episode 150: “Year in Review and ALI-CLE Preview.”
And we get to join him!
Here’s how Bobby describes the episode:
Bobby returns to the podcast after a brief
Adieu To The Highs And Lows Of 2025 (Part I: The Highs)
It is time to bid farewell to the Year 2025, and our mind wanders back over the last 364 days in an attempt to ascribe meaning, a theme — a vibe — to the year that was.
Scientists tell us that this is just another trip around the Sun, but we humans like to
ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference (Savannah, Jan 21-24, 2026) Hospitality & Social Events
We all know that the annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference is 2.5+ days of the best national CLE programming on the stated subject. Get a cycle’s worth of CLE credits, including Ethics, taught by experienced practitioners and legal scholars, across three separate tracks (from which you can choose a la carte
South Dakota: Eminent Domain “is a highly specialized area of law that requires skill and experience…” Meriting Attorney’s Fee Lodestar Enhancement
A quick one from the South Dakota Supreme Court. But it is well worth your time.
In City of Sioux Falls v. Johnson Properties, LLC, No. 30945 (Nov. 19, 2025), the court upheld a trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to a property owner in an eminent domain action. The final amount of compensation