On June 30, the Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari in GHP Management Corporation v. City of Los Angeles. The case arose out of a COVID-era eviction moratorium enacted by the City of Los Angeles which...more
In a significant Takings Clause opinion, Darby Development Company, Inc. v. United States, the Federal Circuit sided with landlords who argued that the CDC’s eviction moratorium constituted a physical taking of their...more
8/19/2024
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Just Compensation ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Property Owners ,
Reversal ,
Statutory Authority ,
Takings Clause
I. THE USE OF REMOTE PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL PRACTICE -
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on civil litigation in Illinois, particularly by increasing the use of remote proceedings in Illinois circuit courts.
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a potentially far-reaching decision reviving New York City’s commercial landlords’ fight against a sweeping ordinance enacted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic effects,...more