Big Win for Landowner in Case Where True North Law Filed Influential Amicus Brief
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Caquelin v. United States recently ruled unanimously in favor of an Iowa landowner whose property was taken by the federal government under the Trails Act for a public recreational rail-trail. Lawyers for the federal government argued the government was not required to pay Ms....
Sarasota Landowners Ask Court to Enjoin Removal of “Encroachments”
In conjunction with the recently-filed lawsuit asking the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida to stop Sarasota County from removing “encroachments” from the Legacy Trail right-of-way, Thor Hearne and True North Law filed a motion for preliminary injunction to bring this to the court’s immediate attention. The motion asks the...
True North Law Files Federal Lawsuit on behalf of landowners to stop Sarasota County from removing Legacy Trail “Encroachments”
Thor Hearne and True North Law have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida to stop Sarasota County from removing what the county calls “encroachments” on the Legacy Trail corridor. The lawsuit asks the judge to enter a temporary restraining order and injunction against Sarasota County to stop the...
True North Wins Significant Victory for Landowners in the Federal Circuit
True North represents Miami, Florida landowners whose property the Federal government took under the federal Trails Act. The federal Trails Act imposes a new easement for public recreation and a future possible railroad across landowners’ property. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that when the federal government invokes the Trails...
Lee v. Virginia State Board of Elections
(U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit), 188 F. Supp.3d 577 (E.D. Va. 2016), affirmed 843 F.3d 592 (4th Cir. 2016) Thor was appointed by Virginia’s Attorney General as special counsel for the Commonwealth of Virginia to defend the state’s photo-voter ID law. As lead trial and appellate counsel Thor successfully defended the Virginia...
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Federal court in NY rules governor's pandemic executive order not a regulatory taking under either Penn Central or Lucas. Thanks to @invcondemnation for the analysis: https://www.inversecondemnation.com/inversecondemnation/2020/09/ny-fed-ct-when-faced-with-a-society-threatening-epidemic-state-officials-are-empowered-to-infringe-f.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+inversecondemnationcom+%28inversecondemnation%29
Looking forward to what looks like an outstanding CLE program tomorrow with @OwnersCounsel members @invcondemnation & @eminentdomainNJ: "Governmental Emergency Powers and the Constitutional Implications Arising from Pandemic Orders" https://shar.es/abAvR7 @ABAesq
Excellent interview of @SteveClarkeVA on the @J_Clint eminent domain podcast: "The Emotions of an Eminent Domain Case with Stephen Clarke" (aka Matt Damon) https://www.eminentdomainpodcast.com/podcast-episode-54-the-emotions-of-an-eminent-domain-case-with-stephen-clarke/
Great post by @invcondemnation: "There's no federal police power to regulate...health, safety, welfare, or morals, but as we know, federal power, although supposedly limited, is pretty wide-ranging. Just ask Farmer Filburn about his locally-grown wheat." https://shar.es/abZQht
