James Huffman, Erskine Wood Sr. professor of law, provides his expertise on the seventeen year property rights battle between landowners Wayne and Jean Hage and the U.S. government.

“Property rights and the constitutional mandate that compensation be paid when property is taken are viewed by governments as unfortunate obstacles to the pursuit of the public interest,” Huffman argues. “There is little appreciation for the essential role of property rights to a thriving economy or to the fundamental liberties of American citizens.”

The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.) HUFFMAN: Property rights and wrongs

1 July 2008

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