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Property Rights

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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

"Compliance — or Else," by Timothy Sandefur, Regulation, Vol. 34, No. 4, Winter 2011-2012.

"Takings Law Made Hard," by Richard A. Epstein, Regulation, Vol. 32, No. 4, Winter 2009-2010.

"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.

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Opinion and Commentary

"UN Indian Land Claims Hatched on Campus," by Walter Olson, Daily Caller, May 11, 2012

"Book Review: Political Philosophy, Clearly: Essays on Freedom And Fairness, Property And Equalities," by Doug Bandow, Freeman, April 2, 2012

"Referendum Initiatives Prevent Eminent Domain Abuse," by Ilya Somin, Daily Caller, November 9, 2011

"The Welfare State's Road to Riots," by James A. Dorn, Orange County Register, August 17, 2011

"U.S. Supreme Court, 8 to 1, Suspends Fourth Amendment," by Nat Hentoff, Cato.org, June 4, 2011

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Legal Briefs

Magner v. Gallagher, December 29, 2011 (PDF, 195 KB)

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States, December 15, 2011 (PDF, 113 KB)

Kansas City Premier Apts. v. Missouri Real Estate Commission, November 30, 2011 (PDF, 138 KB)

Harmon v. Kimmel, November 21, 2011 (PDF, 131 KB)

Colony Cove Properties v. City of Carson, September 14, 2011 (PDF, 197 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

Cato Video FDR Goes to War (January 24, 2012) [Cato Video, 17:17]

Events Design for Liberty: Private Property, Public Administration, and the Rule of Law featuring Richard A. Epstein, Roger Pilon and Adam Liptak (December 15, 2011) [Events, 42:01]

Daily Podcast Communitarians and Classical Liberalism featuring Mark Pennington (May 31, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 05:48]

Events Rehabilitating Lochner: Defending Individual Rights against Progressive Reform featuring Gregory E. Maggs and Roger Pilon (May 2, 2011) [Events, 01:28:47]

Events The Right to Earn a Living featuring Roger Pilon and Timothy Sandefur (September 20, 2010) [Events, 01:20:16]

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