Constitutional Law
Feb. 25, 2017
The 'whole parcel' takings conundrum
The confusion began with the U.S. Supreme Court's first modern takings decision involving New York's Grand Central Terminal.
Michael M. Berger
Senior Counsel
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
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USC Law School
Michael M. Berger is senior counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he is co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group. He has argued four takings cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.
TAKINGS TALK
Takings law is not for the faint of heart. It is contrived of rules that have been described variously as "arcane," "mystical" and "confused." And that is how people who know and understand the rules describe them. Much of the problem undoubtedly arises from the fact that the rules have been developed only during the last four decades by judicial officers (and their research attorneys) who had little background in the subject befo...
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