What do you make of the Nevada rancher who grazed his cattle on federal lands for several decades? Do you think the rancher has an adverse possession claim? estoppel? Was the seizure of cattle in the midst of armed Nevadans Constitutional? [Washington P…
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When talking to Texas lawyers about eminent domain:
The motion for re-hearing filed this week in Crawford Family v. Keystone was wild, right? Courts misinterpreting the Texas Legislature; culminating in “absurd results.” Say it isn’t so.
Concerned about the 2015 eminent domain bills?
Be happy Texas isn’t California where pre-condemntation surveying and impact testing took a hit. If a condemning entity wants onto land to look around, they have to condemn it first according to a new Appellate Ruling that halted the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. California Supremes will have the ultimate word.
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Maryland is threatening eminent domain to claim land used by House of Cards, the Award winning Netflix political series. Frank Underwood, the slippery protagonist, would not be amused.
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At cocktail parties, say: Have you seen Kevin Spacey in House of Cards?