Measure 37 Symposium
I hate to hijack the OC Blog for a cavalcade of policy wankery, but being a confirmed Measure 37 obsessive, I can’t pass this up.
For all of its pitfalls and pratfalls, Measure 37 is at the cutting edge of legislative takings law, going way beyond US Supreme Court precedent defining the scope of the 5th amendment prohibition on uncompensated property takings. Yet by its awkward design it may undermine the protection of reasonable expectations — the vital core of property law — just as much as it secures it.
Which is to say, whatever you may think of Measure 37, it is interesting enough to leave everyone at least a little displeased. Hence, the need for a symposium, albeit likely a biased one. So if you’re a law or policy geek, you might want to check this out:
Sustainable Land Use & Measure 37 Symposium
Sponsored by the UO Journal of Environmental Law and LitigationFriday, October 7th
9:00 A.M. 3:00 P.M.
Knight Law Center, Room 141Schedule of Events
9 a.m.-10 a.m. The Initiative Process in Oregon — Judge David Schuman, Oregon Court of Appeals.
10:10 a.m.- 11 a.m. Debriefing the Legislative Attempts — David Hunnicutt, Oregonians In Action; Glenn Klein, Harrang Long Gary Rudnick.
11:10 a.m.- Noon. Land Use in Oregon, How Did We Get to Where We Are, and Whats Next? — Carrie Richter, Garvey Schubert Barer; Bill Moshofsky, Oregonians In Action; Carrie McLaren, 1000 Friends of Oregon.
Noon 1 p.m. Lunch.
1 p.m. 2 p.m. Local Government Response to Measure 37 — Glenn Klein, Harrang Long Gary Rudnick.
2:10 p.m. 3 p.m. The State of the Litigation — Susan Marmaduke, Harrang Long Gary Rudnick; Carrie McLaren, 1000 Friends of Oregon;
David Hunnicutt, Oregonians In Action.3:10 p.m. 4 p.m. Sustainable Development and the Siting of Gas-Fired Power Plants — Professor Tom Lininger, University of Oregon.
I swear this isn’t a PSA. I honestly find this interesting, guys. Please don’t give me another wedgie.
I believe that it was Lininger that lead the field in the sucessful effort to chase away a perfectly good gas-fueled power plant outside of Coburg. I have no desire to get kicked out of a lecture for yelling at the speaker. The rest looks good, though.
Cool, so there’s hope.
Long commute for me man, and I’m fresh out of vacation. Well, I have the last of it already scheduled that is. For Oregon, Oct 27-Nov 1.
That is my fear, too. But Judge Schuman and Professor Lininger, at least, are not hippies. The rest I can’t vouch for.
Your underpants are safe, for now, but I imagine this will be a bunch of hippies complaining about having to compensate land owners (you can’t own land, man!) for loss. Granted, 37 was pretty vague.