Bankruptcy Trustee Allowed to Sue State for a Taking in Bankruptcy Proceeding
Venoco, LLC operated a drilling rig off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. Following a pipeline rupture in 2015, Venoco could not get its oil and gas to the market, and ultimately was forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017. At first, the California...
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument Teleforum: PennEast Pipeline LLC v. New Jersey
An informative discussion occurred on April 29, 2021 in a teleforum hosted by the Federalist Society on the PennEast Pipeline eminent domain case. The teleforum featured the Hon. Paul D. Clement, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Roger J. Marzulla, Partner at the...
High Court in the Deep Waters of State Sovereign Immunity and Copyright Protection
Frederick L. Allen, and his production company Nautilus Productions, have been the exclusive photographers of the shipwreck of Queen Anne’s Revenge since 1998. In 2013, Allen discovered that the State of North Carolina had allegedly been using his videos online...
Historic NYC Bookstore Battles Landmark Designation as an Uncompensated Taking of Property
Why would New York City’s Strand, one of the world’s largest and most venerable independent bookstores, oppose city designation as a historic landmark? According to the Strand’s owner, this designation will add a lot of municipal red tape that may sink her business....
Your Guide on How to Protect Your Rights in Federal Takings and Inverse Condemnation Actions
Are you facing a taking from the government? Need to understand what a taking is and what you can do about it? Read our Takings Law Guide.