Fourth Annual Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Originalism Works-in-Progress Conference

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by Mike Rappaport / 0 Comments

Filed Under: Dictionaries, Eminent Domain, Fourteenth Amendment, John Bingham, Judicial Restraint, Originalism Works in Progress Conference

Recently, the Fourth Annual Originalism Works in Progress Conference was held at the University of San Diego Law School. And now the video proceedings of the seven papers are available. The papers given at the conference, which involved various …

Nov 4, 2012

Democratic Government and Eminent Domain

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by Christopher Serkin / 1 Comment

Filed Under: Eminent Domain, Fair market value standard, holdout problem, Kelo, subjective value, underwater mortgages

Professor Zywicki is right: Kelo is one of the most publicly-maligned decisions in recent Supreme Court history. But it is altogether more debatable whether the hostility was deserved.

Professor Zywicki offers a straightforward economic account and critique of eminent domain. …