A couple of weeks ago, we (along with nationally renown zoning law expert lawprof Michael Wolf), offered our thoughts on “Euclid at 100,” the most most (in?)famous zoning case, now coming up on its 100th anniversary. The session was recorded
Spots are filling up, so if you are even thinking about it, here’s the complete agenda for the 2026 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, October 14-16, 2026, in London.
The latest naming kerfuffle, in which the established name of that body of water separating Toronto from upstate New York has been summarily changed to Lake America (at least on this side of the border) got us to thinking back
Tomorrow, Friday, August 28, 2026, at 12 noon Eastern Time, the Federalist Society will be producing a one-hour web-based program, “Euclid at 100: The Past, Present, and Future of Zoning in America.”
Along with land use expert Professor
In Town of Apple Valley v. Apple Valley Ranchos Water, No. S289391 (Aug. 24, 2026), the California Supreme Court held that the usual uber-deferential standard of review in eminent domain cases to the condemnor’s claim that the taking is necessary
But can a private for-profit energy company that admittedly does not possess the power of eminent domain force its way onto private property on the theory that it needs entry so the government can evaluate whether to delegate it the
You know the drill: permitting authorities know that if they take a definitive position about how a regulation works on a particular piece of property, a takings challenge is ripe. So in many cases we see either the authority taking
Time to sign up for the upcoming “Unpacking Private Property’s Bundle of Sticks” Symposium, sponsored by our shop and George Mason Law Review. September 15, 2026, 12:15 – 5:45 p.m., Arlington, Virginia.
Worth checking out: Northland Management & Constr., LLC v. City of Parkland, No. 25-2239 (Aug. 3, 2026), from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, hich affirmed the district court’s conclusion after a bench trial that the city
A brief one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Sinclair v. Meisner, No. 26-1061 (Aug. 5, 2026). This is a spin-off from a successful home equity theft takings case, where some of the property owners’ lawyers
