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Takings, Narratives, And Power, Gregory S. Alexander

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

"The Regulatory Takings Problem" is the title given to a story, or narrative, that has become prominent in the literature on just compensation issues. The story is one of power and fear. It is about a perceived imbalance of power between the two groups of actors involved in the process of public land-use regulation--private landowners and government regulators. It depicts scenarios of past or threatened abuse of power by local land-use regulators, and it looks to the takings clause generally and regulatory takings doctrine specifically as crucial corrective devices, essential to set the power imbalance aright. The dominant narrative describes …

Explaining Constitutional Tort Litigation: The Influence Of The Attorney Fees Statute And The Government As Defendant, Stewart J. Schwab, Theodore Eisenberg

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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The Importance Of Section 1981, Theodore Eisenberg, Stewart J. Schwab

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Justice Kelleher And The Constitutions, Robert B. Kent

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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