Richard Epstein on Eminent Domain January 17, 2007

Free admission. The public is invited.

In November '06, California voters rejected a California Ballot initiative (Prop. 90), that sought to limit the state power of eminent domain in two key ways. The first was to block takings for general economic development of the type allowed in the Supreme Court’s historic “Kelo” decision of June 2005. The second sought to require compensation for economic value lost, attributable to government restrictions of land use. These two issues are with us for the duration, and Professor Epstein will explore their political and economic interactions, in order to make a case for the systematic limitation on the state’s eminent domain power.

Richard Epstein is Professor of Law at University of Chicago and Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution , the author of numerous books and articles and is a simply spellbinding speaker. He
began his high-trajectory career of defending free markets with his path breaking 1985 book: Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain. His other books include: How the Progressives Rewrote the Constitution (2006); Free Markets under Siege: Cartels, Politics and Social Welfare (2005), Skepticism and Freedom: A Modern Case for Classical Liberalism (2003); Principles for a Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty with the Common Good (1998); Mortal Peril: Our Inalienable Right to Health Care? (1997); Simple Rules for a Complex World (1995); Bargaining with the State (1993); Forbidden Grounds: The Case against Employment Discrimination Laws (1992).

This event is co-sponsored by The Jefferson Club and Santa Clara University’s:
Civil Society Institute and the SCU Law School Federalist Society Chapter.

The Jefferson Club was founded as a private, voluntary organization in 1997 to develop an ongoing practical dialog among free market thinkers and technology entrepreneurs and engineers. Our Mission is to help forge a path to a free and productive society through unfettered commerce and technology, well regulated by private, contractual agreements. Toward that end, the Jefferson Club undertakes to:

* Schedule presentations by free market thinkers to technology entrepreneurs and engineers.
* Provide a forum for discussion of economic, political, and social issues particularly as they impinge on commerce in technology.
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