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Testimony about Private Property Rights Protection Act

The recent post about Somin’s article the Judicial Reaction to Kelo reminded me about the Kelo-Era Act (HR 1433) introduced in April. John Echeverria (Vermont Law) testified at the House Judiciary hearing. He said, “Only the most compelling nationa… [...]

Somin on State Court Limits on Eminent Domain since Kelo

Ilya Somin (George Mason) has posted The Judicial Reaction to Kelo, 4 Alb. Gov’t L. Rev 1 (2011). Here’s the abstract: Kelo v. City of New London was one of the most controversial decisions in Supreme Court history, generating a… [...]

LaCroix on Urban Green Uses

Catherine LaCroix (Case Western) has posted Urban Green Uses: The New Renewal, published in Planning and Environmental Law, Vol. 65, No. 5, p. 3, May 2011. The abstract: As they confront dramatically reduced population and little prospect of significan… [...]

Demolition Day

Today I will be proud to participate in Commencement at South Texas College of Law. We’re thrilled to have Houston Mayor Annise Parker as our keynote speaker. But shortly before Mayor Parker begins speaking, she will order hundreds of buildings… [...]

Weekend Break: Local Hero (1983)

As I get ready for Property’s land-use finale this semester, I will be making room to show a scene from one of my favorite movies of all time, Bill Forsyth’s Local Hero. A mid-level oil executive (Peter Riegert) is dispatched… [...]

New Atlantic Yards Movie

Perhaps I am late to the game on this one, but I just saw the trailer for a documentary about the Atlantic Yards controversy. The movie, called Battle of Brooklyn, tells the story of Brooklyn’s use of eminent domain to… [...]

Eagle on Urban Revitalization, Eminent Domain, and Jane Jacobs

Steven J. Eagle (George Mason) has posted Urban Revitalization and Eminent Domain: Misinterpreting Jane Jacobs, forthcoming in the Albany Government Law Review. The abstract: This article reviews the implications for land use policy of Jane Jacobs’ T… [...]

Super Land Use Bowl

In class, we started off the week with a quick session of Current Events in Land Use (aka, what-can’t-Festa-turn-into-a-land-use-issue). The topic? Super Bowl. The students were prepared. Here’s what they came up with: The weather. Of course that was o… [...]

Eminent Domain Song

I am neither endorsing the musicality of this video nor its message but I just can’t resist sharing land-use-inspired music. – Jessica Owley [...]

8th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference-October 2011 in Beijing

William & Mary Law School has announced that the 2011 Brigham-Kanner Prize will be awarded to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at the Eighth Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, which will be held Oct. 14 & 15, 2011 in Beijing, China…. [...]