Constitutional Law
Dec. 29, 2016
Why takings law matters
Californians lived for years under a legal regime holding that the only remedy for a regulation that had the effect of taking private property for public use was to invalidate the regulation.
Michael M. Berger
Senior Counsel
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
2049 Century Park East
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 312-4185
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Email: mmberger@manatt.com
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
Why, you might ask, is takings law important enough to warrant a monthly column on the subject, let alone the stream of court decisions that seems unceasing? Let's start with the fact that it deals with property, a subject that touches us all in one way or another. Are you a homeowner whose neighbors object to the way you want to enlarge your house beyond the general size of homes in the neighborhood? Are you one of the neighbors ...
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