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Books and Book Chapters

"Housing Policy," Chapter 22, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Interior Department and Public Lands," Chapter 23, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Property Rights and the Constitution," Chapter 34, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Copyright and Patent," Chapter 38, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Antitrust," Chapter 40, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

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Cato Studies

"The Cost of Zimbabwe's Continuing Farm Invasions," by Eddie Cross, Economic Development Bulletin no. 12, May 18, 2009

"Securing Land Rights for Chinese Farmers: A Leap Forward for Stability and Growth," by Zhu Keliang and Roy Prosterman, Development Policy Analysis no. 3, October 15, 2007

"Toward Property Rights in Spectrum: The Difficult Policy Choices Ahead," by Dale Hatfield and Phil Weiser, Policy Analysis no. 575, August 17, 2006

"The Birth of the Property Rights Movement," by Steven J. Eagle, Policy Analysis no. 558, December 15, 2005

"How the Loss of Property Rights Caused Zimbabwe's Collapse," by Craig Richardson, Economic Development Bulletin no. 4, November 14, 2005

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Articles and Newsletters

"The Government Stole My Home," by Susette Kelo, Cato Policy Report, vol. 31, no. 2, March/April 2009.

"Bring Appellate Competition Back to Patent Law," by Timothy B. Lee, TechKnowledge no. 118, July 28, 2008.

"The Constitutional Protection of Property Rights: America and Europe," by Roger Pilon, Economic Education Bulletin, American Institute for Educational Research, June 2008.

"Copyright Enforcement Revisited," by Adam Thierer, TechKnowledge no. 92, November 4, 2004.

"On Drawing Lines in Copyright Law," by Adam Thierer, TechKnowledge no. 75, March 5, 2004.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Forfeiture Laws, the War on Drugs, and Alvarez v. Smith," by Ilya Somin, FindLaw, October 14, 2009

"Setting Boundaries for Property Rights," by Timothy Sandefur, National Law Journal, August 31, 2009

"Vote No on Sonia Sotomayor," by Doug Bandow, American Spectator, July 30, 2009

"Eroding Constitutional Limits on Governmental Takings," by Ilya Somin, Detroit Free Press, July 16, 2009

"Five Questions for Sotomayor," by Ilya Shapiro, Christian Science Monitor, June 9, 2009

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Legal Briefs

Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, August 19, 2009 (PDF, 153 KB)

Alvarez v. Smith, August 4, 2009 (PDF, 182 KB)

McClung v. City of Sumner, April 1, 2009 (PDF, 179 KB)

Empress Casino v. Giannoulias, February 27, 2009 (PDF, 151 KB)

Rapanos v. United States, December 9, 2005 (PDF, 524 KB)

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Events

"Securing Land Rights for Chinese Farmers: The Progress So Far," April 6, 2009 [Policy Forum]

"Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage," January 27, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Supreme Neglect: How to Revive Constitutional Protection for Private Property," March 6, 2008 [Book Forum]

"Property Rights on the March: Where from Here?," December 1, 2006 [Conference]

"Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America," September 19, 2006 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Record on Constitutional Property Rights," by Ilya Somin, testimony before the United States Senates Committee on the Judiciary, July 16, 2009.

"Re: Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005," by Roger Pilon, Committee on Agriculture, United States House of Representatives, September 7, 2005.

"Property Rights and Environmental Protection," by Roger Pilon, testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, June 27, 1995.

"Protecting Private Property Rights from Regulatory Takings," by Roger Pilon, testimony before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, February 10, 1995.

Multimedia

"Your Property or Your Rights?" featuring Timothy Sandefur, May 14, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:26]

A look at Susette Kelo's fight to keep her home. March 17, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:05]

Susette Kelo tells her story. January 29, 2009 [Flash Video, 56:14]

"A Story of Eminent Domain Abuse" featuring Susette Kelo, January 27, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:32]

Roger Pilon hosts the "Little Pink House" book event on C-SPAN January 27, 2009 [Flash Video, 45:20]

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