Last week, the 15th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference saw the gathering of legal scholars, judges, lawyers, and law students at the William and Mary Law School to award the B-K Property Rights Prize to Cardozo lawprof Stewart Sterk, followed by a day-long conference focusing on Professor Sterk’s work and the latest developments in property
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Knick Preview: Reevaluating Williamson County Ripeness With An Eight-Justice Court – Just How Badly Can SCOTUS Screw Up Takings Law?
I’m not going to do an in-depth preview of tomorrow’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Knick v. Township of Scott, No. 17-647 for several reasons.
First, a lot of others have summarized the issues already, far better than I can. See the list below.
Second, I filed an amicus brief in the case in…
2018 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference: Williamsburg, Oct. 4-5, 2018
Come join us for one of the best conferences on property rights and property law at the 2018 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, October 4-5, 2018 at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
We’ve attended and presented at the Conference in past years, including when it went international in…
Clint Schumacher’s Eminent Domain Podcast Is Back – Six Degrees Of Williamson County Ripeness … And Elvis
After a short hiatus to allow Clint to set up at his new firm, the Eminent Domain Podcast is back.
Clint was kind enough to ask me to be his first second-time guest, and we had a wide-ranging discussion: everything from this semester’s teaching assignment at the William & Mary Law School, the…
Fed Circuit: Tribe’s Claim For Taking Its Water Rights Didn’t Allege Injury
Appeals from motions to dismiss can be very unsatisfying, even for the winner. Granted, from a doctrinal standpoint, they’re pretty good at clarifying the law. And from a practice standpoint, the courts’ opinions often help future lawyers and litigants figure out how to plead cases, and frame issues. And the party who wins the appeal…
2018 Brigham-Kanner Prize Announced: Professor Stewart E. Sterk, Cardozo Law
The William and Mary Law School has announced the recipient of the 2018 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize, Cardozo School of Law Professor Stewart E. Sterk.
He will receive the prize at the 15th Annual B-K Conference in Williamsburg, October 4-5, 2018.
Sterk’s publications span a wide variety of areas, ranging from property…
The Paper Chase Is On!
This fall, I’ll be teaching a new course at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Here’s the description of Property Rights: Law and Theory (Law 608) from the course catalog:
Property rights and property theory have been essential components of Anglo-American law for centuries, and the protection of the right of…
Anti-Eminent Domain Protester Persecuted Because Of His Political Opinions
Mr. Song’s tale is harrowing: His property targeted for redevelopment. Offered compensation, but he believed that local regulations required payment of at least 45% more. When he attempted to negotiate, local officials said no deal. So he organized a protest at which he and his neighbors held signs that said things like “opposed to forced demolition.&rdquo…
Back to the Future of Land Use Regulation – Brigham-Kanner Article
Here’s the (draft) article from our poriton of the first panel at the 2017 Brigham-Kanner Conference, “Back to the Future of Land Use Regulation.” (Also posted on SSRN here.)
This is an expanded version of our talk (listen to the audio here) during the Conference during which the William…
Brigham-Kanner Podcast: “The Future Of Land Regulations And A Tribute To David Callies”
Back in October, the William and Mary Law School awarded U. Hawaii lawprof David Callies the Brigham-Kanner Prize at a two-day conference in Williamsburg. Our summary of the conference is posted here.
We spoke at the conference, at the first panel entitled “The Future of Land Regulation and a Tribute to David Callies,”…







