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PropertyprofBloghttp://feedburner.google.comDeath to Bike Share Programstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab496ec5970d2013-06-19T03:15:00-07:002013-06-19T11:07:48Z2013-06-19T10:15:00ZMy quest to destroy Bikeshare programs is finally gaining some adherents. Although I appreciate the anger in this video from the Wall Street Journal, I wish Ms. Rabinowitz had stayed away from sweeping generalization about "totalitarians" and gotten a little...propertyprofPrum & Kobayashi on the Geography of Green Buildingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01910380d5be970c2013-06-19T03:00:00-07:002013-06-19T10:00:00Z2013-06-19T10:00:00ZDarren Prum (Florida State) & Tetsuo Kobayashi (Florida State - Geography) have posted Green Building Geography Across the United States: Does Governmental Incentives or Economic Growth Stimulate Construction? on SSRN. Here's the abstract: As green building activity continues to rise...propertyprofAn Update on the Private Property Rights Protection Acttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d7f8aaf970b2013-06-18T03:30:00-07:002013-06-18T10:30:00Z2013-06-18T10:30:00ZIlya Somin offers a brief update on the fate of the Private Property Rights Protection Act: Last week, the House Judiciary Committee passed the Private Property Rights Protection Act, which would prevent local governments that engage in Kelo-style economic development...propertyprofMap of the Day: The Atlas of True Namestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab3dcada970d2013-06-18T03:20:00-07:002013-06-18T10:20:00Z2013-06-18T10:20:00ZThe "Atlas of True Names" reveals the etymological roots, or original meanings, of the familiar terms on today’s maps. For instance, where you would normally expect to see the Sahara indicated, the Atlas gives you “The Tawny One”, derived from...propertyprofFreyfogle on Aldo Leopoldtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d7f6c16970b2013-06-18T03:00:00-07:002013-06-18T10:00:00Z2013-06-18T10:00:00ZEric Freyfogle (Illinois) has posted Leopold's Last Talk (Wash. J. Envtl. L. & P.) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: During the last decade of his life, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) delivered more than 100 conservation talks to various popular, professional, and...propertyprofHow to Stealtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191036b8f2c970c2013-06-17T03:30:00-07:002013-06-17T10:30:00Z2013-06-17T10:30:00ZSlate puts together a short anthology of the best magazine pieces about audacious heists. The stories feature tales of diamond thieves, a skyjacking, and the theft of the Mona Lisa. Steve ClowneypropertyprofIs "Happy Birthday To You" in the Public Domain?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab333cec970d2013-06-17T03:15:00-07:002013-06-17T10:15:00Z2013-06-17T10:15:00ZA new law suit aims to find out: A filmmaker is suing to make the song "Happy Birthday to You" free for everyone to use. The plaintiff, Good Morning to You Productions Corp., a New York-based company that is making...propertyprof Schindler on Banning Lawnstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d74db74970b2013-06-17T03:00:00-07:002013-06-17T10:00:00Z2013-06-17T10:00:00ZSarah Schindler (Maine) has posted Banning Lawns (George Washington Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Recognizing their role in sustainability efforts, many local governments are enacting climate change plans, mandatory green building ordinances, and sustainable procurement policies. But thus...propertyprofSupreme Court Decides Water Law Casetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab18adcd970d2013-06-14T03:30:00-07:002013-06-14T10:30:00Z2013-06-14T10:30:00ZFrom SCOTUSblog: This morning Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann. The petitioner in this case, a Texas state agency responsible for providing water to north-central Texas, sought a water resource...propertyprofMap of the Day: Breweries in the USAtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab18a09d970d2013-06-14T03:15:00-07:002013-06-14T10:15:00Z2013-06-14T10:15:00ZAn interactive map from the New Yorker. Steve ClowneypropertyprofHamill on Common Property in Canadatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191035044de970c2013-06-14T03:00:00-07:002013-06-14T10:00:00Z2013-06-14T10:00:00ZSarah Hamill (Alberta) has posted Private Rights to Common Property: The Evolution of Common Property in Canada (McGill) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This article uses the recent Occupy litigation of Batty v. City of Toronto to argue that Canadian...propertyprofThe World's Largest Treehousetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192ab0fb249970d2013-06-13T03:15:00-07:002013-06-13T10:15:00Z2013-06-13T10:15:00ZSlate points us toward a giantly cool treehouse in Crossville, Tennessee: According to Slate: As Minister Horace Burgess tells the story, in 1993, the Minister was praying when God told him, “If you build a tree house, I’ll see that...propertyprofColinvaux on Charitable Contributions of Propertytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d512fd2970b2013-06-13T03:00:00-07:002013-06-13T10:00:00Z2013-06-13T10:00:00ZRoger Colinvaux (Columbus) has posted Charitable Contributions of Property: A Broken System Reimagined (Harvard J. on Legislation) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: On average, nearly $46 billion of property is given to charitable organizations each year, about twenty-five percent of...propertyprofA Property Rights Win at the Supreme Courttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0191033e03d2970c2013-06-12T03:15:00-07:002013-06-12T13:02:26Z2013-06-12T10:15:00ZIlya Somin argues that the Supreme Courts recent unanimous opinion in Horne v. Department of Agriculture is a modest but potentially important victory for proponents of strong private property rights: The Hornes are California raisin farmers seeking to challenge the...propertyprofBlumm & Erickson on Federally Owned Wild Landstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d472db6970b2013-06-12T03:00:00-07:002013-06-12T10:00:00Z2013-06-12T10:00:00ZMichael Blumm (Lewis & Clark) and Andrew Erickson (Lewis & Clark) have posted Wild Lands Policy in the Twenty-First Century: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been on SSRN. Here's the abstract: The protection of federally owned wild lands, including...propertyprofWho Owns the Church of the Holy Sepulchre?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01910332c899970c2013-06-11T03:35:00-07:002013-06-11T23:00:20Z2013-06-11T10:35:00ZSlate takes a look at the property claims over the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, venerated as the site of the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus: Under an 1852 mandate, the care of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre...propertyprofWhen Can a Policeman Commandeer Your Vehicle? What About Sherlock Holmes?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d3c9155970b2013-06-11T03:15:00-07:002013-06-11T10:15:00Z2013-06-11T10:15:00ZJames Daily, guest-blogging at Volokh, takes a quick look at the law of commandeering: We’re all familiar with the trope: a police officer finds himself or herself in need of a vehicle and so announces to the driver that they...propertyprofLee on Just Compensationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192aafae8f5970d2013-06-11T03:00:00-07:002013-06-11T10:00:00Z2013-06-11T10:00:00ZBrian Lee (Brooklyn) has posted Just Undercompensation: The Idiosyncratic Premium in Eminent Domain (Columbia) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: When the government exercises its power of eminent domain to take private property, the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires...propertyprofProfessors' Corner on Wednesdaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01901d32b850970b2013-06-10T03:30:00-07:002013-06-10T10:30:00Z2013-06-10T10:30:00ZFrom the ABA: Professors’ Corner is a monthly free teleconference sponsored by the ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section's Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group. Each month’s call features a panel of law professors who discuss recent cases...propertyprofMap of the Day: The Highest Paid State Employee Where You Live tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0192aaf06fd5970d2013-06-10T03:20:00-07:002013-06-10T10:20:00Z2013-06-10T10:20:00ZThe highest paid public employee in your state is probably a football coach. Or maybe a basketball coach. But almost certainly a coach. Deadspin points out that this isn't a good thing: There are at least three problems. 1. Coaches...propertyprof