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Land Use Challenges Showcase What’s There for the ‘Taking’

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The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that “No person shall be… deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just...more

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Dereliction of Duty: Can Local Governments Be Liable for Not Protecting Property from Protestors?

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Eager to spark the socialist revolution, left-wing activists seized Ramsett Park and the surrounding area and declared an independent autonomous community dedicated to social and economic justice. While that hypothetical...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 18, 2020

This 18th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us return to what, even in these early days of the pandemic, must be considered as some of the hottest topics. Thus, we discuss new...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 6

This sixth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19 litigation, sees us reporting on many of the same types of cases. Consumers continue to seek refunds for goods and services that have been disrupted by the...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Sides with PA on the Shutdown Showdown—for Now

On referral from Justice Alito to the full court, the Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday denied an application to halt the enforcement of Pennsylvania Governor Wolf’s shutdown order. As we reported earlier, the...more

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Challenges to Shutdown Orders Reach the U.S. Supreme Court

On April 27, 2020, a group of petitioners asked the Supreme Court of the United States to stay the enforcement of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s March 19, 2020, executive order that closed many of the Commonwealth’s...more

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COVID-19 and Governmental Closures and Seizures Without Compensation? Condemnation or Reverse Condemnation? What Can You Do?

In the face of governmental orders shutting down businesses, redirecting business efforts and assets, and even seizing business property to redistribute to others, we are seeing more and more questions about the limits of...more

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Rent Regulations, Tenant Protections Expand Beyond Big Apple

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New York state has enacted the Housing Stability and Tenant Projection Act of 2019, providing for sweeping changes to rent and landlord/tenant laws with the stated purpose of protecting tenants while imposing new obligations...more

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Nev. Supreme Court Holds HOA Foreclosure Statute Constitutional, Splits with Ninth Circuit

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The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of Nevada's pre-2015 statutory scheme for homeowners association (HOA) foreclosures. This decision contradicts the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' conclusion that the...more

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