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[Ilya Somin] Supreme Court Refuses to Hear "Passive" Park Public Use Property Rights Case

21 Oct 2024, 5:15 pm by Ilya Somin

(NA)Today, the Supreme Court refused to review the case of Brinkmann v. [read post]

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Somin on Land-Use Regulation

21 Oct 2024, 4:05 pm by Lawrence Solum

Ilya Somin (George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School) has posted Land-Use Regulation (Chapter in Richard Epstein, Liya Palagashvili, and Mario Rizzo, eds., ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK ON CLASSICAL LIBERALISM (Routledge, forthcoming)) on SSRN. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] More on "Invasion," the Alien Enemies Act, and the Political Question Doctrine

16 Oct 2024, 4:46 pm by Ilya Somin

" Since that's clearly not the case, for the reasons Professor Somin says, a court would simply be called on to enforce the statute as written, which is comfortably within the judicial power. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] William "Chip" Mellor, RIP

15 Oct 2024, 7:15 am by Ilya Somin

William "Chip" Mellor. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Trump's Plan to Use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a Tool for Mass Deportation

13 Oct 2024, 1:20 pm by Ilya Somin

Cartoon depicting congressional debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Perils of Broad Presidential Power Over Tariffs

10 Oct 2024, 1:51 pm by Ilya Somin

(NA)Donald Trump's plan to impose massive 10% or greater tariffs on all imported goods is a centerpiece of his potential second term policy agenda. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] The Economic Impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act

7 Oct 2024, 7:41 pm by Ilya Somin

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred most Chinese immigration, was one of the most important immigration restrictions in American history. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Compendium of Writings on the October 7 War and Western Reactions to it

7 Oct 2024, 12:13 pm by Ilya Somin

Today is the one year anniversary of the horrific October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Biden Foolishly Decides Not to Extend Legal Status for Migrants Who Entered the US Under the CHNV Private Sponsorship Program

5 Oct 2024, 10:35 am by Ilya Somin

Venezuelans fleeing the socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Video of Federalist Society Daniel Webster Series Debate on Border Issues

4 Oct 2024, 11:38 am by Ilya Somin

I recently participated in a debate over border-related law and policy issues with former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Upcoming Virtual Panel on Trump v. Anderson [updated]

3 Oct 2024, 2:14 pm by Ilya Somin

" Ilya Somin, "A Lost Opportunity to Protect Democracy Against Itself: What the Supreme Court Got Wrong in Trump v. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Draft Chapters on Education and Corporate Law for the Forthcoming Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism

1 Oct 2024, 1:25 pm by Ilya Somin

I previously posted about my draft chapter on "Land-Use Regulation" for the forthcoming forthcoming Routledge Handbook on Classical Liberalism (edited by Richard Epstein, Liya Palagashvili, and Mario Rizzo). [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Harris Scales Back Harmful Price Control Proposal

30 Sep 2024, 1:56 pm by Ilya Somin

Vice President Kamala Harris. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Virginia Court Rules Against Arlington "Missing Middle" Zoning Reform

27 Sep 2024, 12:15 pm by Ilya Somin

Today, a Virginia state trial court ruled against Arlington County's "missing middle" zoning reform, which allows owners of land previously zoned for single-family homes only, to build multifamily residences, with up to four or six units. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Revised Versions of Articles on "The Constitutional Case Against Exclusionary Zoning" and "Land Use Regulation" Now Available

27 Sep 2024, 11:37 am by Ilya Somin

I recently posted substantially revised versions of two new articles on land use and property rights issues to SSRN. [read post]

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Somin on Organ Markets

26 Sep 2024, 12:00 am by Lawrence Solum

Ilya Somin (George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School) has posted The Presumptive Case for Organ Markets (James Stacy Taylor and Mark Cherry eds., Body Parts For Sale: The Debate 20 Years On (Routledge, forthcoming)) on SSRN. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] Public Ignorance and Misinformation About Immigration

25 Sep 2024, 5:02 pm by Ilya Somin

[A new study shows it is widespread on several issues, in ways that bolster restrictionism.] [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] New London Gives $6.5 Million in Tax Breaks to Developer Planning to Build Housing on Land Condemned in the Kelo Case

25 Sep 2024, 2:06 pm by Ilya Somin

Photo by Ilya Somin. [read post]

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[Ilya Somin] My Chapter on "Land Use Regulation" For the Forthcoming Routledge Handbook on Classical Liberalism

23 Sep 2024, 12:31 pm by Ilya Somin

[It provides an overview of several major issues in land-use policy.] [read post]