Entries for 'Robert Thomas'

...the structure and style of the Declaration follows a form familiar to most modern lawyers: a complaint initiating a lawsuit....

If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....

...littoral property owners are owed nothing for the temporary regulatory taking of small portions of accreted beach....

... a land patent issued by the Territory of Hawaii in 1922 limited the uses of the land to "Church purposes only" ....

... some tantalizing crumbs about how to raise a claim that a taking lacks a public use or purpose ....

... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....

... Links And Materials From Hawaii Bar Association Takings Program ....

... While Figuring Out Gun "Sensitive Places," CA9 Backhandedly Upholds The Right To Exclude ....

... an eminent domain case brought by the County of Maui against the owner of Maui property which is needed for a solid waste disposal site ....

... those standards only apply where there's a takings claim present. And there's no takings claims here ....

... the Hawaii Supreme Court hears oral arguments ....

... the role that ‘damaging clauses’ found in more than half of state constitutions across the United States play in inverse condemnation claims related to natural disasters ....

... Hawaii Bar Association discusses Lahaina fires .... 

... this just had some devastating consequences ....

... will Hawaii adopt California's version of inverse condemnation liability in wildfire cases? ....

... Hawaii certainly has not adopted the California model of inverse condemnation liability for wildfires. So this will be a case of first impression ....

... who owns "accreted" lava ....

... Violating the ordinance meant massive daily fines ($10k), plus disgorgement of the rent. Thus, not surprisingly, the ordinance drew a federal court challenge from property owners ....

... Police Corruption Scandals Revenge for Gambling Prosecutions? ....

... the right to exclude is not "universally applicable" in the 808. Let that one sink in ....