“Drones are coming. Lots of them. They are fun and useful. But their ability to pry, spy, crash, and drop things poses real risks. Free-for-all drone use threatens air traffic, people and things on the ground, and even national security.” 1 Several...
Eminent Domain Articles
Property Rights and Regulatory Takings at the Supreme Court
ALI CLE’s upcoming webcast, Property Rights and Regulatory Takings, is live on July 16, 2024. The 2023-24 Supreme Court term has been one of significance in the world of property rights. Two unanimous cases in particular directly addressed...
2024 NATIONAL EMINENT DOMAIN UPDATE
PUBLIC USE Detailed Factual Findings on Public Benefit are Required In re Gen. Mun. Auth. of City of Nanticoke involved a private benefit challenge to a proposed taking allegedly for construction of affordable elderly housing.1 In consolidated...
CONVERSATION WITH A COLLEAGUE: ROBERT H. THOMAS
This article is part of the continuing series of interviews between, published in The Practical Lawyer, Rajiv S. Khanna, principal of The Law Offices of Rajiv Khanna, and leading practitioners across the country, designed to provide personal and...
2023 NATIONAL EMINENT DOMAIN UPDATE
PUBLIC USE UNESCO designation enough to support taking In State ex rel. Ohio History Connection v. Moundbuilders Country Club Co., the Ohio Supreme Court held that the taking of the Country Club’s lease for the property served a public use.1 The...
APPLICATION OF THE PENN CENTRAL TEST
There are many different types of regulatory takings, each with their own unique rules and body of Supreme Court jurisprudence. Although the Supreme Court has articulated different inquiries based on the type of taking, each of the tests “aims to...
Podcasts Featuring ALI CLE Faculty Members
At the beginning of each calendar year, ALI CLE annually presents its premier course, Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation. In January 2022, the conference was held over two and one-half days in Scottsdale, AZ, hosting hundreds of...
What Does the New Public Infrastructure Bill Mean For Property Owners Facing An Eminent Domain Taking?
With $1.2 trillion of federal funds approved under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to rebuild America’s infrastructure, states will soon be flooded with monies aimed at addressing a slew of road, highway, bridge, railway and...
INVERSE CONDEMNATION: STANDARDS AND BURDENS OF PROOF
Generally speaking, inverse condemnation is a cause of action against a public entity when a taking of private property has occurred without a formal exercise of the eminent domain power. The proper way to raise that cause of action varies from...