Zoning, Planning and Use
Aug. 5, 2000
Temporary Takings
By Michael M. Berger. Land-use litigation in California is not for the faint of heart, at least if one represents landowners. The California judiciary has long had a national reputation for allowing local land-use regulators to do pretty much as they please, and never mind the Constitution. Landowners' lawyers believed their clients could get a better shake in federal court, and they jumped through hoops to take their cases across the litigational street.
Land-use litigation in California is not for the faint of heart, at least if one represents landowners. The California judiciary has long had a national reputation for allowing local land-use regulators to do pretty much as they please, and never mind the Constitution. Landowners' lawyers believed their clients could get a better shake in federal court, and they ...