Ilya Somin

Texas v. California - Post-Argument SCOTUScast

Ilya Somin

featuring Ilya Somin

On November 10, 2020, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Texas v. California. The...

Book Review: Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom

John O. McGinnis, Ilya Somin

Ballot box voting is often considered the essence of political freedom. But it has two...

COVID-19 & Property Rights: Do Government Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic Create Compensable Takings?

F. E. (Enrique) Guerra-Pujol, Ilya Somin, Robert H. Thomas

Numerous businesses around the country have been shuttered by state government shutdown orders adopted to...

Originalism and Constitutional Property Rights Jurisprudence

Lisa Branch, Eric R. Claeys, Richard J. Lazarus, Thomas W. Merrill, Ilya Somin

2019 National Lawyers Convention

On November 16, 2019, the Federalist Society's Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group hosted...

Originalism and Constitutional Property Rights Jurisprudence

Lisa Branch, Eric R. Claeys, Richard J. Lazarus, Thomas W. Merrill, Ilya Somin

2019 National Lawyers Convention

On November 16, 2019, the Federalist Society's Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group hosted...

The Wisdom and Legality of Sanctuary Cities

Stephanos Bibas, Kurt Damian Engelhardt, Mark Fleming, Christopher Hajec, John G. Malcolm, Jefferson B. Sessions, Ilya Somin

2019 National Lawyers Convention

On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group hosted a...

The Wisdom and Legality of Sanctuary Cities

Stephanos Bibas, Kurt Damian Engelhardt, Mark Fleming, Christopher Hajec, Jefferson B. Sessions, Ilya Somin, John G. Malcolm

2019 National Lawyers Convention

On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group hosted a...

Can a City Use Eminent Domain to Keep a Horse Race from Leaving? [POLICYbrief]

Ilya Somin

Short video featuring Ilya Somin

The Preakness Stakes, one of the three Triple Crown Horse Races, wants to relocate from...

Courthouse Steps Decision: Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania

James S. Burling, Ilya Somin

Since the 1985 Williamson County v. Hamilton Bank decision, property owners have been able to file claims...

Does Legalizing Uber and Lyft "Take" The Property Of Taxi Companies?

Ilya Somin

Over the last few years, taxi companies in several cities have brought lawsuits claiming that...