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Nollan V. California Coastal Commission, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1986

Nollan V. California Coastal Commission, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

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Mining With Mr. Justice Holmes, E. F. Roberts Mar 1986

Mining With Mr. Justice Holmes, E. F. Roberts

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Inholders: An Endangered Species?, Wm. Kelly Nash Mar 1986

Inholders: An Endangered Species?, Wm. Kelly Nash

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Economic Analysis Of Liberty And Property: A Critique, Peter N. Simon Jan 1986

Economic Analysis Of Liberty And Property: A Critique, Peter N. Simon

Publications

No abstract provided.


Searching For The Status Quo, Jeremy Paul Jan 1986

Searching For The Status Quo, Jeremy Paul

Cardozo Law Review

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Economics Of Public Use, Thomas W. Merrill Jan 1986

Economics Of Public Use, Thomas W. Merrill

Faculty Scholarship

The fifth amendment to the United States Constitution, as well as most state constitutions, provides that private property shall not be taken "for public use" unless just compensation is paid. American courts have long construed this to mean that some showing of "publicness" is a condition precedent to a legitimate exercise of the power of eminent domain. Thus, when a proposed condemnation of property lacks the appropriate public quality, the taking is deemed to be unconstitutional and can be enjoined. In practice, however, most observers today think the public use limitation is a dead letter. Three recent decisions, upholding takings …


The Residential Tenant's Right To Freedom Of Political Expression, James E. Lobsenz, Timothy M. Swanson Jan 1986

The Residential Tenant's Right To Freedom Of Political Expression, James E. Lobsenz, Timothy M. Swanson

Seattle University Law Review

This Article outlines the arguments to be made on behalf of residential tenants who display political signs and who encounter threats of eviction, rent increases, and other forms of landlord opposition. In Section II, the Article describes the development of the general principles of constitutional law applicable to disputes between property owners and tenants who wish to use the property owners’ premises as a forum for the expression of the tenants’ ideas and beliefs. Tracing the history of the United States Supreme Court rulings in this area, the authors analyze the waxing and waning of first amendment speech rights, the …