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Steven J. Eagle

Professor of Law

 

3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201-4426

Phone (703) 993-8054 Fax (703) 993-8124 E-mail


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Recent Book Chapter:

Assembling Land for Urban Redevelopment: The Case for Owner Participation

Property Rights: Eminent Domain and Regulatory Takings Re-Examined 7-26 (Bruce L. Benson, ed., Palgrave/Macmillan 2010)

Forthcoming and Recent Articles:

Public Use in the Dirigiste Tradition: Private and Public Benefit in an Era of Agglomeration

38 Fordham Urb. L.J. ____ (2011) (forthcoming)

Urban Revitalization and Eminent Domain: Misinterpreting Jane Jacobs

4 Alb. Gov't. L. Rev. ____ (2011) (forthcoming)

The Really New Property: A Skeptical Appraisal

43 Ind. L. Rev. 1229-85 (2010)

Unitary Law of State Takings

62:9 Planning & Environmental Law 5-7 (Sept. 2010)

 Kelo, Directed Growth, and Municipal Industrial Policy

17 Sup. Ct. Econ. Rev. 63-126 (2009).

Reflections on Private Property, Planning, and State Power

61:1 Planning & Environmental Law 3-11 (Jan. 2009).

Professional Information

Biographical Sketch

Curriculum Vitae

Publications

Courses

Fall 2010

   Property

Spring 2011

    Land Use Planning

Syllabus

Office Hours

Spring 2011

Spring semester office hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and other times by appointment. Send an e-mail to seagle (at) gmu (dot) edu, or phone 703-993-8054.

Constitutional Documents

That all men are by nature equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which, when they enter into a state of society, they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity; namely, the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.

George Mason, The Virginia Declaration of Rights, Art. I,  June 12, 1776

The United States Constitution

The Federalist Papers

The Magna Carta

This page last revised: Mar. 7, 2011