Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Fall’s-a-coming, and that means that soon, we’ll be back at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia to lead two courses:
Unlike last year, we’re not going to be on Zoom, or in the Tennis Center, or
Mark your calendars for September 30 – October 1, 2021, and join us at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia for the 18th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference. It’s planned to be in-person, so when we mean “join us” we really mean join us.
This year the Conference will recognize the lifetime
Prof. Butler’s portrait at the entrance
to the Dean’s suite.
Here’s the full text of the William and Mary Board of Visitors’ resolution commemorating the retirement of our friend and colleague, land use and property scholar Professor Lynda Butler and her change in status to Chancellor Professor of Law, Emerita.
Many of you know
In case you missed any part of it: the recordings of the recent 2020 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference are now available.
Go here for the descriptions of the panels, speakers, and links to the recorded sessions.
This year’s conference, held on October 1-2, opened with the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize being awarded to Professor
Although it is set to launch this Friday, October 2, 2020, there’s still more than enough time to register (and room at the inn) for you to join us for the 17th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William and Mary Law School.
Like everything else this season, the Conference is online (
Registration is up and online. Join us (online) for the 2020 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference. Tuition: free, unless you want CLE credit (in which case it is a very modest $100). Because this conference has gone virtual, the usual Wren Building awards banquet to honor this year’s B-K Prize winner, lawprof Henry Smith
Reporters’ Guide: Property 2020 from
The American Law Institute on Vimeo.
Here’s the recently-released video from the ALI about the ongoing work on the Fourth Restatement of Property. Come on, you know you want to watch.
Looking for some property and takings scholarly reading while you cool your heels at home? Well, the William and Mary Law Review has recently published no less than three worthy pieces, all available for download.
Here’s the video of our October panel at the 2019 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights conference during which we spoke about “The New New Property: Public Resources and Private Rights.”
Our panel also discussed judicial takings, Stop the Beach, (a case in which speaker Ken Bell — then a Justice on the Florida Supreme