Pauline Toboulidis | February 11, 2022 | Property
The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Scalia Law School is hosting the free online event Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Civil Justice — Can Common Law Adjust to a Drone World? The event will be held on Friday, Feb. 18, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Donald...
Michael Allan Wolf | February 2, 2022 | Property
Below is the abstract for “Zoning Reformed,” available for download on SSRN. It has been roughly a century since early advocates of zoning took notice of how crowded and congested housing conditions contributed to the spread of disease (including the then-recent H1N1...
Pauline Toboulidis | January 25, 2022 | Conflict of Laws, Consumer Contracts, Copyright, Inside The ALI, Policing, Property, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, Uniform Commercial Code
At its meeting on January 20 and 21, 2022, the ALI Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of nine projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed below.* Conflict of LawsThe Council approved the following material in Council Draft No. 6: §§...
Madison Bessho | January 4, 2022 | Property
The Colorado Sun has published an article discussing a new water bill in the state’s upcoming legislative session. The proposed bill seeks to prohibit speculation for pure financial gain. Excerpted from the piece: The 2022 legislative session is shaping up to be a...
Robin Craig | November 22, 2021 | Property
This article was originally published on SCOTUSblog.com on November 22, 2021. Confirming expectations, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously denied Mississippi’s claim that Tennessee is stealing its groundwater. If Mississippi wants to pursue its groundwater battle...
Pauline Toboulidis | October 27, 2021 | Children and the Law, Conflict of Laws, Inside The ALI, Property, Student Sexual Misconduct, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, Torts: Remedies
At its meeting on October 21 and 22, 2021, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed below.* Children and the LawThe Council approved Council Draft No. 7, which included §1.20 from Chapter 1, Parental...