The long-awaited book from lawprof Eric Claeys, “Natural Property Rights” (Cambridge Press 2025) has dropped.
More, after we’ve had a chance to read it.
Now mind you, in the hardcover edition the thing ain’t exactly cheap (
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CA2: The Harm In Home Equity Theft Takings Is Government's Retention Of Surplus Equity
A brief, but important, decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
In Sikorsky v. City of Newbergh, No. 23-1171 (May 2, 2025), the court held that the plaintiff adequately pleaded a regulatory takings claim which…
ALI-CLE Webinar: Tax Consequences Of Eminent Domain (May 13, 2025)
Want to learn of some of the options available to property owners whose land is taken by eminent domain (or, even more sadly, destroyed by a disaster)?
Then you should sign up for next week’s ALI-CLE webinar, “1033 Exchanges:…
Its The Vibe: Taking Of Condemnee's Property To Replace Property Taken From Condemnee Is A Public Use
We had to read the facts of the Tennessee Court of Appeals’ opinion in City of Pigeon Forge v. RLR Investments, LLC, No. E2023-01802-COA-R3-DV (Apr. 20, 2025) a couple of times over, just to make sure we were understanding…
Friends Without Special Benefits: Direct Access To Interstate Is General Benefit
Partial taking for highway project. You know what that means: severance damages. And you also know that often means a “general or special” benefits fight over how the remainder parcel may have been improved by the project, and whether these…
SCOTUS Hat Trick? Houseboat Guy Returns For Shot At Lucas Ripeness
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following.
This is Fane Lozman. You know his name. Yes, the guy who has taken on the City of Riviera Beach, Florida twice at the Supreme Court, and is now…
More On That White-Tailed Deer Takings Case: Law Of Capture Subject To Public Trust
Here’s more on an issue we recently covered involving Texas’s “depopulation” of captive white-tailed deer in order to curb Chronic Wasting Disease. In the earlier opinion, the court held that the owner of a deer-breeding facility did not…
Condo Calendar Tool
Running a condo corporation comes with a long list of responsibilities—and missing a single deadline can create headaches for boards and property managers alike. With deadlines spread across the fiscal year, it can be easy to miss something important.
The…
Pennsylvania: "Used Together" In Larger Parcel Statute Means "One Purpose"
There’s a lot of detailed legal analysis in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (Eastern District)’s opinion in Pignetti v. Pennsylvania, No. J-11A-2024 (Apr. 25, 2025). But in the end it boiled down to a simple concept.
The case was about…
Cal Supreme Court Reviewing Necessity Challenge To Public Utility Takeover
The California Supreme Court has agreed to review and resolve a lower (California) court split regarding the standard of review a court should apply in challenges to a government taking of a privately-owned public utility.
In Town of Apple Valley…