Last week, author Howard Mansfield joined us at the William and Mary Law School for two sessions about his recently-published book, “The Habit of Turning the World Upside Down – Our Belief in Property and the Cost of That Belief.” His book is about property, property rights, and what he has discovered about
Events | Conferences
33rd Annual Land Use Institute: Baltimore April 11-12, 2019
Come join us at the 33rd Annual Land Use Institute, in Baltimore, Maryland, April 11-12, 2019.
As the brochure notes:
This Annual Land Use Institute program is designed for attorneys, professional planners, and government officials involved in land use planning, zoning, permitting, property development, conservation and environmental protection, and related litigation. It not only…
Upcoming Webinar: How Land Use and Natural Resource Regulations are Shaping the Legal Cannabis Industry
It’s easy when legal cannabis or medical marijuana is involved to make a joke.
But (for now) we’ll resist that temptation and simply tell you about a webinar our colleagues at the American Planning Association are putting on about our favorite thing … Land use law. (What did you think we might say?)
Thursday, March…
Upcoming 3/13/2019 Book Talk: Turning the World Upside Down: Property Rights, Pipelines, and Emergencies – A Conversation With Howard Mansfield
If you are in the Williamsburg, Virginia area next week Wednesday, March 13, 2019, please hold the lunch hour (12:50-1:50pm, Room L127) on your calendar to come join us for a session with Howard Mansfield, author of the recently-published book “The Habit of Turning the World Upside Down – Our Belief in Property and …
Webinar Today – Low Income Populations: Underrepresented Socially, Overrepresented as Victims of Natural Disasters
Later today (starting at 1pm ET), our colleague Edward Thomas is chairing an ABA-produced webinar on “Low Income Populations: Underrepresented Socially, Overrepresented as Victims of Natural Disasters: Using the Law to Solve a Serious Problem.”
As in other areas of life, when natural disasters strike, it is often the owners of modest means…
Mark Your Calendars: October 3-4, 2019 – Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference And Prize Award To Prof Steven Eagle
Be sure to save the date on your calendar for the 16th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
This year’s B-K Prize will be awarded to Professor Steven J. Eagle. Professor Eagle is a familiar presence to the property bar and the academy, and this award…
Wish You Were Here: Links From Day 1, 2019 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain And Land Valuation Litigation Conference
ALI-CLE Palm Springs (72º, Sunny) Here We Come
If you didn’t register to attend the 36th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference later this week in Palm Springs, California, well then, shame on you!
According to the National Weather Service, while you and the rest of the country is freezing, we’ll be enjoying the balmy desert climes, and discussing…
Hot (Eminent Domain) Topics, Cool Jazz
Don’t Miss the 2019 Eminent Domain Litigation Conference from American Law Institute CLE on Vimeo.
Check out this sound blurb, produced by the good media folks at ALI-CLE, about the upcoming Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference. (And no, we didn’t record this in a jazz club; although I wish we had.)
There’s…
“Eminent Domain Just Compensation Act” – Withdrawing The Quick Take Power From Border Wall Takings – What Is It Good For?
We have mostly avoided the most recent kerfuffle about the southern border wall (or fence, take your pick) for a few reasons.
First, the signal-to-noise ratio is pretty bad at the moment, and that usually isn’t a good predictor for rational conversation. Second, others are covering the subject much better than we ever could. See…






