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DarrowEverett LLP

Land Use Challenges Showcase What’s There for the ‘Taking’

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The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that “No person shall be… deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just...more

Lerch, Early & Brewer

He Said, She Said – The Board as Judge and Jury

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THE SCENE - You wake up on Monday morning to find 53 unread e-mails in your inbox. Pasha from unit 101 has written extensively to complain about his neighbor in unit 102 incessantly smoking this past weekend. Pasha says...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CDC Issues Eviction Moratorium, but Will It Survive Legal Challenge?

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently issued a sweeping moratorium on most evictions through the end of 2020 as a means to stop the spread of COVID-19, which will go into effect on September 4, 2020. According to...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

5Pointz Owner Seeks SCOTUS Review of VARA

G&M Realty (G&M), the owner of the famous New York City graffiti space known as 5Pointz, asked the Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutional the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA), a federal copyright law that provides...more

Nossaman LLP

Can’t Sue Here – Federal Court Closed to Takings Claim

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Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Knick v. Township of Scott (2019) 139 S.Ct. 2162 eliminated the requirement for a plaintiff to exhaust state court remedies before pursuing a takings challenge in federal court,...more

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Government’s Property Regulation Terminating Cannabis License is Not a Taking

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It is commonplace for a local government agency to require a property or business owner to secure a license or permit for a particular type of operation (such as a liquor license, medical marijuana license, etc.). If the...more

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Illinois Supreme Court Reverses Circuit Court Finding Lack of Jurisdiction Over Public Utility Administrative Actions

On October 18, the Illinois Supreme Court decided the case of Ameren Transmission Co. of Illinois v. Hutchings, et al. According to the Illinois Supreme Court, there is no presumption that Illinois courts have subject-matter...more

Perkins Coie

CEQA Project Baseline Should Not Have Been Set Prior to Demolition of Historic Structure

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The Fourth District Court of Appeal held that the project baseline under CEQA for construction of a new home did not include demolition of a potential historic structure that had occurred before submittal of a permit...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision Authorizing Review of Wetland Jurisdictional Determinations

On May 31, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an eagerly anticipated decision that will benefit landowners and developers by authorizing immediate judicial review of Approved Jurisdictional Determinations (JDs) issued by the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Straight Outta Delaware: JLI Invest S.A. et al. v. Cook et al.

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As soon as we start to think that Delaware’s unclaimed property practices and administration couldn’t possibly get any more egregious, another lawsuit like JLI Invest S.A. et al. v. Cook et al., Case No. 11274 surfaces. The...more

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