Real Estate & Property Law

Post-Argument Podcast On Florida Judicial Takings Case

By Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)

The Federalist Society has posted a podcast of my Pacific Legal Foundation colleague Jim Burling discussing Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11 (cert. granted. June 15, 2009):

If that doesn't work for you, go here to download the mp3.

The Stop the Beach Renourishment case, which has been argued and is currently awaiting disposition by the Supreme Court, asks whether a state court is constrained by the Takings and Due Process clauses from rewriting the common law rules of property. [Disclosure: we filed an amicus brief in the case supporting the property owners.]

Our summary of the oral arguments as well as links to the briefs are available on our resource page. A recent article summarizing the key amici arguments is posted here.

Also, a distant heads-up: the State and Local Government Law and the Real Property Sections will be presenting a major CLE session at the ABA annual meeting in San Francisco in August 2010 on the Stop the Beach Renourishment case. Mr. Burling will be participating in the panel, along with Professor John Echeverria, and attorney Dan Stengle. I will be moderating the panel. Stay tuned for more details.

Full post as published by inversecondemnation on January 25, 2010 (boomark / email).