"Takings: Land Development Conditions and Regulatory Takings after Dolan and Lucas" has been published by the State and Local Government sections of the American Bar Association (Chicago, IL). Targeted to developers, planners, and local government attorneys , the volume examines "every" aspect of takings law and...
In "Takings Policy: Property Rights and Wrongs" (Issues, Fall 1993), Sharon Dennis and I argued that the rise of the "takings" or "property rights" agenda represented a significant threat to the public's ability to adopt and enforce environmental laws. The takings issue derives its inspiration from the Fifth Amendment to...
Douglas T Kendall* and Charles P. Lord** Attorney General Meese . . . had a specific, aggressive, and it seemed to me, quite radical project in mind: to use the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment as a severe brake on federal and state regulation of business and property. -Charles...
Legislation Would Trample Local Authority Cities face an uphill battle if they hope to block passage of takings legislation before the 106th Congress adjourns in early October, so the time to act is now. It is imperative that local governments communicate to their two...
BURBANK, United States AFP ? US entertainment group Walt Disney announced it had taken more than three billion dollars in box office receipts for films distributed through its Buena Vista subsidiary. Disney registered the takings as of Thanksgiving Day -- Thursday, November 27, the group said in a statement....
Cities and federalism were dealt a blow last week with the House of Representatives' passage of H.R. 2372, "The Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 1999," by a vote of 226-182. H.R. 2372, more commonly known as the federal takings bill, is opposed by NLC because...
Local elected officials' efforts to block passage of takings legislation in the 106th Congress proved to be extremely effective. The Senate Judiciary Committee last week opted not to move takings legislation out of committee this year. Just before the Senate recessed in late July,...
Action by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) foiled plans for fast action on takings legislation, H.R. 1534, opposed by NLC. With less than a day's notice to those opposing the bill, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled a Committee...
Taking Sides on Takings Issues, a new softbound book from the American Bar Association (Chicago, IL), is a reference targeted to both attorneys and law techers and students. It examines the range of land development issues and takings law as well as Taking Sides on...
As The Weekly went to press, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the NLC-opposed "Private Property Implementation Act of 1999," H.R. 2372, by a vote of 226-182. An NLC-supported amendment offered by Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) and a motion to recommit the bill both failed prior...
Several versions of so-called takings legislation are being debated in Congress, and if passed could threaten the federal government's ability to implement laws and cost taxpayers billions of dollars. To date, the debate has focused on the "horror stories" of private landowners who have...
IKEA, THE Swedish company that revolutionised the flat-pack furniture market, is to do the same for staff bonuses when it shares all of today's takings between the staff in its 150 stores across the world. The furniture firm's 40,000 co-workers, as staff are known, could each pocket...
The Omnibus Property Rights Act, being considered by the Senate, would establish a much broader definition of property and has the potential of costing the government billions of dollars. Brian O'Neill, speaking for the National League of Cities, urged defeat of the proposal."Talking proposals like S. 605, the takings legislation...
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will not reconsider a takings case involving a building moratorium in the Tahoe Basin. However, five Ninth Circuit judges did vote to hear the case of Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc., v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, 216, F3d., 764. (9th Cir. 2000), and Judge...
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Tamil film 'Sivaji' created history in the Indian film industry in Malaysia with its opening day takings, an official said Sunday despite glitches and violence that marred its premiere. S. Vel Paari, chief executive of the Pyramid Saimira Theatre Chain distributing the movie in Malaysia...
NWF is working hard to defeat a bill in Congress that would seriously cripple enforcement of the Endangered Species Act under the guise of protecting property rights. The bill is the latest in a series of proposed "takings" measures designed to make taxpayers pay individuals and companies who claim...
A bill in the Senate proposes mandatory compensation to property owners for federal action that reduces property values more than 33%. Cities and towns could suffer from increased litigation, an increase in the federal deficit and a precedent for state and local legislation and court decisions.The Senate Judiciary committee narrowly...
The National League of Cities Board's political activities with respect to a variety of issues are reported. Included are decisions about the Federal Budget, the Internet, the Takings Bill, and Public Safety. "We need to adopt and put into action an effort to stop Senate action on...
Readers will doubtless recall the Supreme Court's remarkable decision in Kelo v. New London, which turned the Constitution's "takings clause" (which requires just compensation when private property is seized for "public use") on its head. A similar scandal is now brewing in Congress, currently in the midst of a major...
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved House passed "takings" legislation, H.R. 1534, by a party line vote of 10 to 8. The bill would preempt local government land use and zoning authority and expand litigation and taxpayers liability against cities and towns in federal court. Yet despite...
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