What do they call those phrases that are internally contradictory like “jumbo shrimp” and similar? Here’s an awfully good Dirt Law version (think about that on your next working vacation).
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New Article (Lawprof Molly Brady): “Property v. Guns: The Level-of-Generality Problem in Wolford”
Check it out, an in-progress piece from lawprof Molly Brady, “Property v. Guns: The Level-of-Generality Problem in Wolford.”
This delves into the issue we posted about last week, the Second Amendment and the right to exclude, an issue argued recently before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Continue Reading New Article (Lawprof Molly Brady): “Property v. Guns: The Level-of-Generality Problem in Wolford”
Cour suprême du Canada: Private Owner May Adversely Possess Public Land
An interesting dirt law decision from north of the border in a case we’ve been following.
In Kosicki v. City of Toronto, No. 40908 (Sep. 19, 2025), the Supreme Court of Canada held that the usual common law rule of “no adverse possession against the government” didn’t govern, and permitted a private owner