Takings
COVID Closure of Private Beach Access Constitutes Regulatory Taking
In April 2020, as the COVID outbreak was unfolding, Walton County, Florida, closed all beaches--public and private. Did this ordinance, as applied to private beaches, constitute a taking of private property under the Fifth…
New York landlords call vacancy caps unconstitutional in new lawsuit
Landlords are once again suing over New York's rent stabilization law. On Wednesday, rental property owners filed a lawsuit in U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York against New York City and its Rent…
Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention Panel on Zoning, Property Rights, and the Housing Crisis
Andrii Yalanskyi/Dreamstime.com Yesterday, I participated in the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention panel on "Socialism or Sensible Protections? Zoning, Rent Control, and the Housing Crisis." Although…
Indiana mom whose home was wrecked by police can’t sue, court rules
An Indiana woman whose home sustained severe damage during a police raid set in motion by a faulty investigation is not legally entitled to compensation, a federal court ruled this week, in yet another case that asked what…
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