Takings – per-se/balancing hypos

1. The mayor of Cicerwyn, IL has a worthless nephew who flunked out of community college and buys fancy cars and electronics with money he earns from dealing drugs. He tells his aunt he wants a nice house. The mayor condemns Thad Bit’s 3BR bungalow, and the local branch of the circuit court finds the market value to be $1,500. Bit asks you to represent him. Anything you can do?

2. LA statute

a. Every hotel, motel or B&B must make at least one room available at no charge to a person left homeless by the Japanese earthquake and its aftermath

i. Owner selects

ii. State agency selects

3. No provider of lodging may discriminate against any earthquake homeless person

4. No one may operate a performance venue where sound outside walls exceeds 95db after 11 PM

5. 100 lots; 1 must be left vacant

6. No one may farm w/in 5 miles of the shore of Lake Michigan

a. already invested $5 million to assemble organic farm plot; not yet operational

b. alligator farm

7. must allow alligators to walk across land and rest in house

8. must not block signal from directional broadband wireless signal

a. new technology—modulate stream of water

9. all men must wear double breasted suits

10. no signs bigger than 3x3 opposing Iraq war

11. cease dry cleaning; sell to lowest bidder for restaurant