LAW 694: Constitutional Protection of Property Rights
This course will examine the constitutional protection afforded property and economic rights throughout American history. Among other topics, the course will cover colonial attitudes toward property ownership, the role of property rights in framing the Constitution, the early use of eminent domain, the growth of the contract clause, the evolution and application of due process, utility rate regulation, and changing interpretations of the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment. [3 credit hours]
