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MEAT LOAFBAT OUT OF HELL (1977)
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Class #35 Class #35 • Review Problem 3A(i) (Uranium)• Michelman Continued• Application of Prior Authority to Penn
Central Facts• Penn Central Arbitrariness Claim• 1978• Begin Penn Central Takings Analysis
FINAL EXAM QUESTION 3OPINION/DISSENT FORMAT
•Requires You to Describe and Defend Two Positions•Must Show that You Understand Range of Relevant Arguments Arising from Line of Cases•Must Understand Role of US Supreme Court
– Deciding One Case, BUT Setting Rules for Many – Can Choose to Affirm or Modify Precedent BUT
Must Defend
–Need to Resolve One or More Need to Resolve One or More Difficult Open Qs (Review Difficult Open Qs (Review Problems 3A-3C)Problems 3A-3C)
FINAL EXAM QUESTION 3Review Problem 3A (Uranium)
FROM EXAM QUESTION IIID (1998)
•1979: State Opens Minimum-Security Prison Adjacent to Bart’s Vacant Lot•Findings of Fact– B received vacant lot under terms of his father’s will.– Value reduced by > 2/3 ($2.2M(1970) $600K(1980)).– The prison constituted no threat to the health or safety to
present or future residents of B’s parcel.– No change in allowable uses of B’s parcel.
FINAL EXAM QUESTION 3Review Problem 3A (Uranium)
XQIIID: Big loss in value to B’s parcel when state opened prison on
neighboring lot.
•Part (ii): Unconstitutional “Taking” if Part (ii): Unconstitutional “Taking” if landowners’ property value is reduced landowners’ property value is reduced significantly but Os acquired the property in significantly but Os acquired the property in Q by gift/will/inheritance, so arguably made Q by gift/will/inheritance, so arguably made no investment?no investment?– Assigned to URANIUMS for next Monday –Had been incorrectly listed as 3A(i)
again on Assignment Sheet (I’ve fixed)
FINAL EXAM QUESTION 3Review Problem 3A (Uranium)
XQIIID: Big loss in value to B’s parcel when state opened prison on neighboring lot.
•Part (i): Unconstitutional “Taking”? Part (i): Unconstitutional “Taking”? Landowners’ property value is reduced Landowners’ property value is reduced significantly but significantly but – The state’s use causes no tangible harms to The state’s use causes no tangible harms to
the landowners the landowners • Have to accept findings of factHave to accept findings of fact• Basically means loss of value caused by irrational Basically means loss of value caused by irrational
fearfear
– AND The state places no limits on the AND The state places no limits on the landowners’ use of their lotslandowners’ use of their lots
ELEMENTS B/D
As Black Friday As Black Friday Approaches: Approaches:
Too Much Too Much
Part TwoPart Two
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Class #35 Class #35 • Review Problem 3A(i)
• Michelman Continued • Application of Prior Authority to Penn
Central Facts• Penn Central Arbitrariness Claim• 1978• Begin Penn Central Takings Analysis
Takings Theorist #3: Frank Michelman
Introduction to Concepts - DQ3.27-3.28 cont’d (me) - DQ3.29 (radium)
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelmanfrom last time
Compensate losers if Costs of Compensating (= Settlement Costs)
are less than Costs of Not Compensating
(= Demoralization Costs)
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.27-3.28
Role of Efficiency Gains
•Efficiency Gains are the net benefits of implementing the regulation in question.
•Result of cost/benefit analysis legislature should have done in order to decide to adopt the regulation
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.27-3.28
• Efficiency Gains = net benefits of implementing regulation in question. E.g., in Hadacheck:
– Gains (Harm Prevented) b/c no brickyards (health; property values) LESS
– Costs of Regulation (Harm to brick industry from having to shut down and relocate; harm from increase in cost of bricks; costs of implementation and enforcement)
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.27-3.28
• Efficiency Gains = net benefits of implementing regulation in question. E.g., in Miller:
– Gains (Harm Prevented) to apple orchards & state economy b/c cedar rust limited LESS
– Costs of Regulation (Harm to cedar owners & neighbors; costs of implementation and enforcement)
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.27-3.28
Role of Efficiency Gains•Efficiency Gains are the net benefits of implementing the regulation in question.
•If Efficiency “Gains” are negative, If Efficiency “Gains” are negative, legislature shouldn’t pass regulation legislature shouldn’t pass regulation at all. at all.
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.27-3.28Role of Efficiency Gains
•Efficiency Gains are net benefits of implement-ing the regulation in question. If negative, legislature shouldn’t pass regulation at all. •ImportantImportant: Ordinarily, not part of : Ordinarily, not part of Takings analysis.Takings analysis.
•Under Under Euclid & MillerEuclid & Miller, assessing , assessing efficiency gains is job for state efficiency gains is job for state legislature, not fed’l court.legislature, not fed’l court.
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.27-3.28Role of Efficiency Gains
•Even if Efficiency Gains are positive, but less than bothboth Settlement Costs and Demoralization Costs, in theory, shouldn’t proceed with regulation (net loss to society).
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.27-3.28Role of Efficiency Gains
•If Efficiency Gains less than both Settlement Costs and Demoralization Costs, in theory, shouldn’t proceed with regulation.•Could suggest this in a particular Takings case if both SC & DC seem very highif both SC & DC seem very high, but very hard to know with precision.•Really a legislative Q, so shouldn’t be centralcentral to Takings Analysis
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.27-3.28
Role of Efficiency Gains
•Efficiency Gains are the net benefits of implementing the regulation in question.– If negative, legislature shouldn’t pass
regulation at all.
– If less than both Settlement Costs and Demoralization Costs, in theory, shouldn’t proceed with regulation.
– Primarily legislative Qs; not part of judicial Takings analysis.
QUESTIONS?
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.29 (radium)
Fairness Principle
Explain in your own words.
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.29 (radium)
Fairness Principle•OK not to compensate, if affected parties ought to understand how not compensating in similar cases probably is more beneficial in long run.– Like work of John Rawls on “justice”
generally: Look at problem before you know which people in particular will be affected.
– Can’t measure this, so using principle = arguments about fairness and how people are likely to react
Takings Theorist #3: Frank Michelman
Application of Theory
DQ3.30 (radium: apply to earlier cases & “airspace solution”)DQ 3.33 (oxygen: apply to P.C.)
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelmanfrom last time
Compensate losers if Costs of Compensating (= Settlement Costs)
are less than Costs of Not Compensating
(= Demoralization Costs)
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.30 & 3.33: Application
of TheorySettlement Costs•Easy to Identify Losers?
•Administrative Costs of Paying Claims (Valuation/Distribution)
•Value of Settlements (Number x Amount)
Apply to Facts of …
•Hadacheck
•Miller
•Mahon
•Airspace Solution
•Penn Central (OXYGEN)
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman DQ3.30 & 3.33: Application
of TheoryDemoralization
Costs•Likely Perception of Harm to Losers?
•Likely Perception of Winners/Importance of State Interest?
•Possible Variations in Spin?
Apply to Facts of …
•Hadacheck
•Miller
•Mahon
•Airspace Solution
•Penn Central (OXYGEN)
Takings Theorists: Frank Michelman Application of Fairness
PrincipleOK not to compensate, if affected parties ought to understand how not compensating in similar cases probably is more beneficial in long run.
•Likely similar analysis to Demoralization Costs
•Michelman likely thinks reasonable people OK with cases like Hadacheck w extensive harm
•Principle might operate differently in Mahon because of recognition of possible harms to society from overturning established contract rights.
Class #35 Class #35 • Review Problem 3A(i)• Michelman Continued
• Application of Prior Authority to Penn Central Facts (OXYGEN)
• Penn Central Arbitrariness Claim• 1978• Begin Penn Central Takings Analysis
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Apply Prior Authority to PC Facts
•To Practice Using Earlier Cases/Theorists
•To Further Understand Earlier Cases/Theorists
•To See What Arguments Lawyers Might Have Made to the US SCt When It Decided PC
•Like Treating PC Facts as Exam Question
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Apply Prior Authority to PC Facts
•Sax/Miller
– Pure Arbiter/Miller Case?
– Enterpriser Case?
– Other Arguments from Sax or Miller
Penn Central: DQ3.33Apply Theorists to Facts of PC: Sax
•Arbiter v. Enterpriser: – Not Standard Arbiter Case b/c No Land Use
Conflict– Not Standard Ent. Case b/c Gov’t Doesn’t Want
to Run– Might Argue : More like Ent. b/c Gov’t Wants
Parcel Used Only for Particular Purpose that Serves Gov’t Interest
•Control Spillover Effects– Not Preventing Harm to Other Land Uses– BUT: Externalities to NYC from decision to
change bldg.
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Apply Prior Authority to PC Facts
•Sax/Miller
•Epstein & Related Arguments
– Public Nuisance/Hadacheck Case?
– Implicit Compensation/Reciprocity?
Penn Central: DQ3.33
Apply Theorists to Facts of PC: Epstein
•Stopping Public Nuisance: NO•Implicit Compensation– Reciprocity? Last Time: • Normally not for Hist. Preservation• Penn Central does get some tourism benefits
– Other Compensation?• Tax Breaks: Probably Not Enough to Matter
(Not Raised)• TDRs: Could discuss; might depend on
actual value
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Apply Prior Authority to PC Facts •Sax/Miller
•Epstein & Related Arguments
•Arguments from Mahon (beside reciprocity)?– Too Far?
– Value to Zero?
– Other?
Penn Central: DQ3.32
Arguments about Penn Central from Mahon include:
•Loss in Property Value = “Too Far”? – Losing $2 Million/year– BUT retains value of building + reasonable rate
of return – Gets TDRs + tax breaks– Would need better data plus discussion re “too
far”
•Value to Zero?
Penn Central: DQ3.32
Arguments about Penn Central from Mahon include:
•Value to Zero?– If look at whole parcel, NO– If look at air rights alone, MAYBE • City might allow use of air rights if better
design• TDRs may allow moving value of air rights to
new site
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Arguments about PC from Prior Cases
One Common Way to Do This: Compare Facts of Old Case to
Facts of New Case/Hypo
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Compare Facts of Old Case to Facts of PC
•E.g., Compare Nectow to Penn Central: –PC: Less Interference w Ppty Rts (Value Left)–PC: Furthers Police Power (Welfare) (Nectow
Didn’t)–Thus, Better Case for Gov’t than Nectow
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Compare Facts of Old Case to Facts of PC
•E.g., Compare Hadacheck to Penn Central: – Gov’t Purpose? Stronger in Hadacheck– Interference with Property Rights? Hard Call• Had: Basically can do anything except existing use; may have
substantial loss on investment.• PC: Basically can only do existing use; still have reasonable
return on investment.
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Compare Facts of Old Case to Facts of PC
•If compare facts for all cases, should see that PC facts are between the other cases (like an exam Q):– Smaller interference w property rights than Mahon or
Nectow; greater interference than Miller (Hard to say re Hadacheck)
– Arguably less important purpose than Hadacheck or Miller; more important than Nectow or arguably Mahon (at least as described by Holmes)
Penn Central: Penn Central: DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)DQ3.32-3.33 (Oxygen)
Compare Facts of Old Case to Facts of PC
•If compare facts for all cases, should see that PC facts are between the other cases (like an exam Q):•Suggests Theorists especially helpful to resolve. Note that US SCt in PC explicitly relies on both Sax and Michaelman. (Epstein not yet written).