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Eminent domain

Benjamin Barros

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Nothing “Errant” About It: The Berman And Midkiff Conference Notes And How The Supreme Court Got To Kelo With Its Eyes Wide Open, Benjamin Barros Dec 2007

Nothing “Errant” About It: The Berman And Midkiff Conference Notes And How The Supreme Court Got To Kelo With Its Eyes Wide Open, Benjamin Barros

Benjamin Barros

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Home As A Legal Concept, Benjamin Barros Jan 2006

Home As A Legal Concept, Benjamin Barros

Benjamin Barros

This article, which is the first comprehensive discussion of the American legal concept of home, makes two major contributions. First, the article systematically examines how homes are treated more favorably than other types of property in a wide range of legal contexts, including criminal law and procedure, torts, privacy, landlord-tenant, debtor-creditor, family law, and income taxation. Second, the article considers the normative issue of whether this favorable treatment is justified. The article draws from material on the psychological concept of home and the cultural history of home throughout this analysis, providing insight into the interests at stake in various legal …