An article, from the just-published issue of the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal, about a rarely-covered academic topic, just compensation.
Brian A. Lee (Brooklyn), “Equitable Compensation” as “Just Compensation” for Takings, 10 Brigham-Kanner Prop. Rts. J. 315 (2021).
Here’s the Abstract:
The Fifth Amendment’s requirement that the government pay “just compensation” to owners of
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