UMKC Seeks Visiting ProfessorThe University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law is hiring a visiting associate professor in Property, Real Estate Transactions, Fair and Affordable Housing, and related subjects which will begin in Fall 2021, with the further opportunity to
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Peter Gerhart: Remembering a Scholar and a Friend to All
By Chris Odinet
Peter Gerhart, a friend to all of us and a longtime professor and former dean at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, passed away on February 7, 2021. To honor his memory and the many contributions…
Symposium: Dagan and the Liberal Theory of Property
By Chris Odinet
Blog readers will doubtlessly be interested in a recent symposium hosted by the Law and Political Economy Project and centered on the new book A Liberal Theory of Property by Hanoch Dagan (Tel-Aviv University).The symposium features reviews by David…
Mandelker on Sign Ordinances and Free Speech
By Chris Odinet
Daniel R. Mandelker (Washington University) has posted Billboards, Signs, Free Speech, and the First Amendment on SSRN. Here’s the abstact:This Article reviews the competing demands free speech law makes when applied to sign and billboard ordinances. It describes…
Bronin on Lisa Alexander’s Tiny Homes
By Chris Odinet
Check out Sara Bronin's (Connecticut) JOT review of Lisa Alexander's (Texas A&M) article, Community in Property: Lessons From Tiny Homes Villages, 104 Minn. L. Rev. 385 (2019). Cribbing from the JOT intro:Our nation’s housing situation gets worse by…
VAP Announcement @Iowa Law
By Chris Odinet
For all you aspiring property law profs out there, come hang out with a bunch of wonderful people here in Iowa City!:Iowa Law Faculty Fellowship The University of Iowa College of Law seeks applicants for the Iowa Law Faculty Fellowship. This…
#BlackHomesMatter Virtual Event
By Chris Odinet
This just in from Bernadette Atuahene (Chicago-Kent): Like #BlackLivesMatter, #BlackHomesMatter is more than a moment — it’s a movement. The virtual #BlackHomesMatter event will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, 6PM ET. Click here for information on…
Suffolk Law Seeking Two Year-Long Property/T&E Visitors
By Chris Odinet
Just in from John Infranca (Suffolk):TWO FULL-TIME VISITING FACULTY POSITIONSAT SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOLSuffolk University Law School in Boston invites applications for two visiting faculty positions for the upcoming 2021-2022 academic school year. We are seeking full-year coverage for the…
Mandelker and Alexander on Land Use and Discrimination
By Chris Odinet
Daniel R. Mandelker (Washington University) and Trevor Alexander (WashU Student) have posted Minority Discrimination Through Popular Vote in the Land Use Process (Zoning and Planning Law Report) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Voter participation in the land use process can discriminate…
BOOK SYMPOSIUM: “LOCAL CITIZENS IN A GLOBAL AGE” by Ken Stahl
By Chris Odinet
Just in from Vanessa Casado Perez (Texas A&M), a book symposium reviewing Professor Ken Stahl‘s new title, Local Citizens in a Global Age (Cambridge University Press 2020):