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
It’s that time of the year again. Fall’s-a-coming, and that means that in a few days, we’re back at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia to teach two courses: Eminent Domain and Property Rights (W&M is one
Nothing to do with takings. Just thought you’d appreciate the Fifth Circuit’s most epic stringcite we’ve ever seen, send along by a takings colleague. In re Acis Capital Management, L.P., No. 25-10797 (July 17, 2026).
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been closely following (because we represent the property owners!). In this Memorandum and Order, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island invalidated the Town of Johnston’s ham-fisted attempt to take
Worth reading, if only for its somewhat odd logic is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in BBLI Edison, LLC v. City of Chicago, No. 25-1713 (July 22, 2026), where the court upheld, against a takings
Here’s the latest in an issue we’ve been following for a long time: must a property owner first try to change the law which is claimed to work a taking before bringing a takings claim in court? In other words,
Here’s the complete agenda for the 2026 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, October 14-16, 2026, in London. The Conference has gone international twice before (Beijing (2011) and The Hague (2016)). At the Conference, the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights prize will be presented
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following. (And an issue we’ve been following for a while.) [Disclosure: our shop filed an amicus brief in that case in favor of the property owner.] In Township of Jackson v. Getzel
The essence of the infamous three-factor Penn Central test for whether a restriction on the use of private property under the police power “goes too far” and is treated as a de facto exercise of eminent domain is the Court’s
The bottom line in Hernandez-Castrodad v. Steidel-Figueroa, No. 23-1872 (July 1, 2026), is that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ takings claims, although it had at least partially different reasons
