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Does Justice Thomas Still Believe In Private Property Rights?
There are few constitutional rights more established than the right to own private property. Historically, there have been few Supreme Court justices that property law attorneys can rely on to consistently protect that right more than Justice Clarence Thomas. Yet, in the past six months Justice Thomas has released two opinions that should make… Read more »
Landgate Overturned with Lockaway v. County of Alameda
On May 9, 2013, the California Court of Appeals overturned Landgate v. California Coastal Commission, a longstanding ruling which protected the California Coastal Commission and all other California government agencies from liability for project and development delays. Lockaway now affords Californians additional Constitutional property rights protections, in that, government agencies may now be held liable for arbitrary… Read more »
LANDGATE, INC., et al., v. CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
On May 9, 2013, Kassouni Law overturned Landgate v. California Coastal Commission by asking the Court to decide on Lockaway v. County of Alameda. The Coastal Commission lawyers and land use lawyers at Kassouni Law recognized Landgate gave the California Coastal Commission and all other California government agencies unbounded authority to arbitrarily delay property development… Read more »
The United States Supreme Court May Agree To Hear An Important Case On Investment Backed Expectations This Term
The US Supreme Court will soon decide whether millions of property owners will maintain the ability to sue the government for regulatory takings arising under the Clean Water Act. Last June, a property owner filed a petition asking the Court to overturn the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal’s opinion in Mehaffy v. United States. In… Read more »
Lockaway v. County of Alameda Petition for Review submitted to California Supreme Court by Jarvis, Fay, Doporto, & Gibson
S IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LOCKAWAY STORAGE, et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, vs. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, et al., Defendants and Appellants. After A Decision by the Court of Appeal First Appellate District, Division Three Case Nos. A130874, A132768… Read more »
Timothy Kassouni Chosen as Expert Land Use Lawyer Seminar Speaker
Land Use & Regulatory Takings Seminar: August 19, 2013 4-5 pm EST Owner and Managing partner at Kassouni Law, Timothy Kassouni has been chosen to speak for Law Seminars International on the topic of Land Use Law and Regulatory Takings. To register for the Regulatory Takings Seminar click here. A Synopsis of the Speaking Engagement:… Read more »
The Ripeness Doctrine—A Brief Primer
“This article discusses another vitally important procedural requirement which property owners must satisfy before their property rights claim may be heard by the courts. This is a requirement called “ripeness.” In short, the “ripeness doctrine” means that the government must have reached a final determination of the allowable use of property before a claim will… Read more »
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los Angeles
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 482 U.S. 304 First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los Angeles, California APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT No. 85-1199 Argued: January 14, 1987 — Decided: June 9, 1987 In 1957, appellant church purchased land on which it operated a… Read more »
After Decades of Abuse – The Challenge to Restore Property Rights in California
By Ronald A. Zumbrun and Timothy V. Kassouni; Published by Sacramento’s Daily Recorder September 10, 2007, Published by the San Francisco Daily Journal as Combating Takings October 10, 2007 Since 1993, California planning department officials have relied on the State’s “Landgate” decision for providing them confidence that they and their employers are immune from claims… Read more »
