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Constitutional Law

2005

Property

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Kelo V. New London: An Opportunity Lost To Rehabilitate The Takings Clause, Christian M. Orme Sep 2005

Kelo V. New London: An Opportunity Lost To Rehabilitate The Takings Clause, Christian M. Orme

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Home As A Legal Concept, Benjamin Barros Aug 2005

Home As A Legal Concept, Benjamin Barros

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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 …


The Rhetorics Of Takings Cases: It's Mine V. Let's Share, Susan Ayres Mar 2005

The Rhetorics Of Takings Cases: It's Mine V. Let's Share, Susan Ayres

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.