Category: Takings
Our new article on “Vaccine Passports as a Constitutional Right” – Reason.com
My new article, “Vaccine Passports as Constitutional Right” (co-authored with Kevin Cope and Alex Stremitzer) now available in SSRN. It is also currently undergoing legal reviews. Here is the summary: Does the Constitution of the United States guarantee the right to a passport for vaccines? In the United States and elsewhere, vaccine passports have been…
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An eminent domain lawsuit against CDC’s moratorium on eviction – Reason.com
The enactment by the Centers for Disease Control of a new and modified version of its eviction moratorium is not the only significant legal advance on this front. Last week, a group of plaintiffs led by the National Apartment Association (a trade association of rental home owners and managers) filed a condemnation lawsuit against the…
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My Washington Times article advocating increased compensation and procedural protections for homeowners who lose their land to eminent domain
The Washington Times recently published my article on increased compensation and procedural protections for eminent domain victims. Here is an excerpt: On last month’s column in eminent domain, I advocated restricting eminent domain abuse by restoring constitutional limits on the range of purposes for which government can take private property. Although the Fifth Amendment allows…
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