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Real Estate Law, Paul H. Davenport, Lindsey H. Dobbs Nov 2006

Real Estate Law, Paul H. Davenport, Lindsey H. Dobbs

University of Richmond Law Review

This article surveys significant cases concerning real property law decided by the Supreme Court of Virginia between the spring of 2004 and the spring of 2006. This article also details significant legislative changes flowing from the 2005 and 2006 Virginia General Assembly sessions.


Brownfield Redevelopment Strategies In The United States, James Kushner Jun 2006

Brownfield Redevelopment Strategies In The United States, James Kushner

Georgia State University Law Review

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Where The Streets Have Many Names: Zoning, Community Power, And The Future Of Shaw, Washington, D.C. , Parag Khandhar Jan 2006

Where The Streets Have Many Names: Zoning, Community Power, And The Future Of Shaw, Washington, D.C. , Parag Khandhar

The Modern American

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"Play In The Joints Between The Religion Clauses" And Other Supreme Court Catachreses, Carl H. Esbeck Jan 2006

"Play In The Joints Between The Religion Clauses" And Other Supreme Court Catachreses, Carl H. Esbeck

Hofstra Law Review

Consistent with its fumbling of late when dealing with cases involving religion, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken to reciting the metaphor of play in the joints between the Religion Clauses. This manner of framing the issue before the Court presumes that the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses run in opposing directions, and indeed will often conflict. It then becomes the Court's task, as it sees it, to determine if the law in question falls safely in the narrows where there is space for legislative action neither compelled by the Free Exercise Clause nor prohibited by the Establishment Clause. The …


Land Use And Housing Policies To Reduce Concentrated Poverty And Racial Segregation, Myron Orfield Jan 2006

Land Use And Housing Policies To Reduce Concentrated Poverty And Racial Segregation, Myron Orfield

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Article recommends that land use and housing policies be marshaled to reduce residential racial segregation and concentrated poverty. It argues secondly, that state legislatures must adopt a coordinated policy approach. This Article uses Oregon's comprehensive land use legislation as a paradigmatic example of policies that effectively promote affordable housing and decrease urban sprawl. Finally, the article discusses nine policies that the author believes are necessary to promote stable metropolitan living patterns.