ABA publishes article by True North Law’s Steve Davis on Upcoming Property-Rights Case at the Supreme Court: Tyler v. Hennepin County
Apr 11, 2023 | Constitutional Law, Property Rights
American Bar Association Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases On April 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in an important property-rights case – Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota – involving home equity theft. Steve’s article provides information on the background of the case, the homeowner who brought the case, the relevant law, and...
Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Property Rights Amici Curiae Represented by True North Law
Mar 15, 2023 | Appellate Litigation, Constitutional Law, Property Rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied the Department of Justice’s petition for rehearing en banc in a Trails Act case brought by Indiana landowners. True North Law filed two amicus briefs supporting the landowners on behalf of four property-rights organizations, the National Association of Reversionary Property Owners, the...
Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Landowners Supported by True North Law Amicus Brief
Feb 28, 2023 | Appellate Litigation, Property Rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled in favor of Missouri landowners – reversing the trial court’s erroneous decision – in a case where True North Law filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of a distinguished property law scholar and professor. In Behrens, et al. v. United States, Missouri landowners who own property...
True North Law’s Tim Belz Recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as a “POWER List Appellate Attorney” for 2023
Feb 10, 2023 | Appellate Litigation
Tim Belz, Of Counsel with True North Law, has again been recognized by Missouri Lawyers Weekly one of “the most powerful appellate attorneys” in Missouri. This is not the first time he has been recognized as an outstanding litigator. In 2004, after he had defended a Christian school that state officials had raided to investigate student abuse...
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Landowners Represented by True North Law & the Brigham Property Rights Firm
Feb 6, 2023 | Constitutional Law, Property Rights
On February 3rd, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in favor of the property owners – the Thomas family – in Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC v. 18.27 Acres of Land in Levy County, et al. (Sabal Trail v. Thomas Family). The court’s ruling was a total win for the landowners and will help landowners in natural gas pipeline...
Landowners file lawsuit against federal government seeking compensation for property taken for the Great Redwood Trail
Dec 5, 2022 | Constitutional Law, Property Rights
True North Law filed a lawsuit on behalf of landowners whose property the federal government took for the Great Redwood Trail. The lawsuit was filed in the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington DC. The lawsuit is available here. The complaint provides an extensively researched history of the land the federal government took for...
American Bar Association Publishes Article by True North Law’s Steve Davis on Wilkins v. United States Property Rights Case
Nov 29, 2022 | Constitutional Law, Property Rights
On November 30, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Wilkins v. United States, a lawsuit brought by private property owners in Montana against the federal government. True North Law’s Steve Davis breaks down the case in this article published in the American Bar Association’s Preview magazine. Steve explains how a dispute about a...
True North Law asks court to hold the federal government liable for taking additional Sarasota landowners’ property
Nov 7, 2022 | Constitutional Law, Property Rights
True North Law represents hundreds of Sarasota, Florida, landowners in three lawsuits filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. In the most recently-filed lawsuit, Barron, et al. v. United States, Thor Hearne has filed a comprehensive motion for summary judgment asking the court to hold the government liable for taking 18 landowners’ property...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hears oral argument in important Fifth Amendment taking case in which True North Law filed an amicus brief
Nov 7, 2022 | Constitutional Law, Property Rights
This week, the Federal Circuit held oral argument in the appeal of an important Fifth Amendment taking case where the federal government took private landowners’ property in Missouri for a public recreational rail-trail. The lower court erroneously held that, even though the railroad had only an easement across the landowners’ property (instead...
U.S. Supreme Court Opens New Term with Sackett v. EPA Property Rights Case
Oct 5, 2022 | Constitutional Law, Property Rights
On October 3, the Supreme Court will begin its new term by hearing an important property rights case, Sackett v. EPA. True North Law’s Steve Davis breaks down the case in this article published in the American Bar Association’s Supreme Court Preview magazine. Steve explains how the Sackett family has had to battle the federal government through...
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