The U.S. Department of Interior argued before the 10th Circuit Wednesday in support of its decision to secure 76 acres of land into a trust for the otherwise landless United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, contending that it did not need to consult another tribe to do so.
Read moreA federal judge dismissed a lawsuit related to a $10 billion electronics manufacturing factory touted by President Donald Trump over the objections of Wisconsin residents who said a development agreement between their city and Foxconn Technology Group unlawfully takes their property.
Read moreThe 92-year-old widow of a former baseball executive is suing an auction house over its refusal to return a valuable piece of baseball memorabilia unless it’s paid a “preposterous” commission, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court Wednesday.
Read moreThe Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two related cases surrounding a concrete company’s effort to remove Native American burial grounds from its property to expand its quarry.
Read moreA federal judge ruled that descendants of Holocaust victims accusing France’s national railway of looting property from tens of thousands of Jews bound for concentration camps must bring their case before a French commission before suing in U.S. court.
Read moreJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was grilled by opposition lawmakers in parliament on Monday over a widening school land sale scandal linked to his wife, as his Cabinet’s approval ratings plunged to their lowest levels.
Read moreEurope’s highest court scolded Hungary on Tuesday for enforcing a law that says individuals must have a close family tie to a property owner if they plan to make use of said land.
Read moreA dispute involving private cemeteries is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, after the justices agreed Monday to decide whether a property owner must first exhaust all state court remedies before filing a federal lawsuit asserting an unconstitutional taking of land.
Read moreThe Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday in a case centered around whether operating a home as a vacation rental constitutes commercial activity.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit revived counterclaims Tuesday by Union Pacific Railroad, whose power to lease land under 1,800 miles of its right of way for a petroleum pipeline is being challenged in multiple class actions.
Read moreIn a long-running dispute over ownership of land on the Lake Erie shoreline, a homeowner filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Natural Resources claiming he was not notified about a $6.1 million settlement.
Read moreThe Houston City Council voted Wednesday to suspend restrictions against people living in trailers, RVs and shipping containers on their property, to help the more than 4,000 residents still displaced by Hurricane Harvey flooding.
Read moreFamilies affected by a Bronx inferno that killed 13 people just before the new year initiated legal proceedings Friday against the city, citing reports of building code violations, inoperable fire hydrants and destruction of evidence.
Read moreA Louisiana judge ruled Thursday that a pipeline company has no obligation under the state’s public-records law to hand over documents about its claim to easements across hundreds of residents’ private properties.
Read moreThree environmental groups filed a lawsuit accusing a Louisiana pipeline company of refusing to hand over records supporting its claim to easements across hundreds of residents’ private properties.
Read moreA federal judge seemed disinclined to order a trial in the U.S. Postal Service’s now four-year legal fight with the city of Berkeley over the planned sale of its historic downtown post office, wary of claims the city is intentionally trying to diminish the building’s value and discourage buyers.
Read moreWisconsin residents filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday contesting the loss of their homes to the $10 billion Foxconn electronics factory, a project touted by President Donald Trump that is expected to break ground this year.
Read moreA suburb claims in court that Cleveland reneged on an agreement reached 16 years ago to buy property for the expansion of Hopkins International Airport.
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving a land dispute that could have ramifications on Native American tribes’ sovereign immunity.
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