Real Estate & Property Law

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

The Paulson Toxic Mortgage Debt Security Act: The Biggest Government Bailout of All Time
Legislative Proprosal for Treasury Authority to Purchase Mortgage-related Assets

Eminent Domain
University of Akron pays property owner $443,000 settlement.

The Plainfield School District
$10,500 settlement resolves eminent domain dispute.

Downtown Improvement
Springfield to pay more than $2.5 million settlement in eminent domain lawsuit.

Condo Eminent Domain
Maui pays $4.1 million settlement to property owner.

Landfill Eminent Domain
Surry County pays $800,000 settlement to purchase farm land for town dump.

Stadium Eminent Domain
City of Arlington agrees to $2 million Dallas Cowboys stadium settlement.