Come and Take It: The Eminent Domain Podcast

Bobby Debelak
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Come and Take It: The Eminent Domain Podcast Podcast

The Eminent Domain Podcast covers topics about condemnation, land use, and property rights law from practitioners, scholars, and other experts in the eminent domain community.

  1. 9 HR. AGO

    130: Prof. Ilya Somin on Briefing in Kelo, Exclusionary Zoning, and Finding Common Ground in Property Law

    Professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University and the Cato Institute discusses his work in drafting amicus papers in the Kelo case, working with Jane Jacobs, writing a book on Kelo (The Grasping Hand) a decade after the decision, and his current work on the costs of exclusionary zoning. Throughout, Bobby and Prof. Somin discuss the common ground that otherwise-differing philosophies find in property law.   Links: https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/somin_ilya  https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-somin https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/06/constitutional-case-against-exclusionary-zoning/678659/  https://www.amazon.com/Grasping-Hand-London-Limits-Eminent/dp/022642216X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Av65EcHKeo7CqGfLDs_9-g.tENW9VkASB1jBty2_iVzTu5b5-S5ECKGI_CBiubYZHA&qid=1724864661&sr=1-1

    53 min

  2. SEP 2

    129: Under New Management: The Eminent Domain Podcast Returns!

    The Eminent Domain Podcast returns!  Clint Schumacher passes the torch (microphone) to a new host, Bobby Debelak. Clint introduces Bobby, they discuss their eminent domain experience, and plans for the show going forward.

    24 min

  3. MAR 18

    Farewell Episode

    In this final and farewell episode of the podcast, we reflect on the many guests and therefore perspectives that we have had on the show, and the important issues we have discussed over the last several years. There is also a behind-the-scenes story from the early years of the podcast. Thank you to all the guests and listeners who have made this podcast possible.  It has been a great joy and pleasure.  Old episodes will remain accessible at www.eminentdomainpodcast.com.  Farewell.

    13 min

  4. 12/01/2023

    Robert Thomas on Eminent Domain Cases to Watch and the 2024 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference

    Robert Thomas of Pacific Legal Foundation joins us for a review of three impactful cases that eminent domain practitioners should watch as they work their way through the courts. We also get a preview of the 2024 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference that will be held in New Orleans this coming February.   Click here for information and registration for the ALI-CLE conference.   Please share your thoughts on the show or this episode with me. I’m on X @J_Clint. If you have thoughts about future show guests or ideas for episodes, please let me know.

    49 min

  5. 11/15/2023

    Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen on the Displacement of the Shoe Lane Community

    Investigative journalists Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen have uncovered the story of the Shoe Lane community in Newport News, Virginia, a middle-class black neighborhood that has been largely displaced and thwarted in its plans for growth by the establishment and expansion of a local university. Louis and Brandi’s work underlines the true impacts of community displacement in the wake of eminent domain, and the groups who disproportionately suffer those impacts.   Find their work here: https://vcij.org/stories/how-virginia-college-expanded-by-uprooting-black-neighborhood https://www.propublica.org/series/uprooted   Please share your thoughts on the show or this episode with me. I’m on X @J_Clint. If you have thoughts about future show guests or ideas for episodes, please let me know.

    37 min

  6. 11/07/2023

    Professor Shelley Ross Saxer on Inverse Condemnation Claims in Hawaii Wildfire Litigation

    Professor Shelley Ross Saxer joins the show to discuss the role that the damaging clauses found in more than half of state constitutions across the United States play in inverse condemnation claims related to natural disasters such as the recent Hawaii wildfires.   Professor Saxer’s book: Social Ecological Resilience and Sustainability   Please share your thoughts on the show or this episode with me. I’m on X @J_Clint. If you have thoughts about future show guests or ideas for episodes, please let me know.

    29 min

  7. 10/24/2023

    Stephen Clarke on Important Considerations in Settlement Agreements

    The overwhelming majority of eminent domain cases settle, and Stephen Clarke of the Waldo & Lyle law firm in Virginia joins the show today to share insights on negotiating and documenting settlement agreements effectively. We also talk about his most recent appearance on the game show Jeopardy!   Please share your thoughts on the show or this episode with me. I’m on X @J_Clint. If you have thoughts about future show guests or ideas for episodes, please let me know.

    34 min

  8. 10/09/2023

    Matthew Ackerman on Subjective Losses in Takings

    Matthew Ackerman of the Ackerman & Ackerman law firm in Michigan joins the show to discuss what he has called “the pitfalls of objectively measured just compensation” – in other words, the ways in which fair market value may not make a property owner whole in the wake of a taking. Matthew also dives into potential reforms to address the intangible losses common in takings. Read more about this issue in his blog post here.   Please share your thoughts on the show or this episode with me. I’m on X @J_Clint. If you have thoughts about future show guests or ideas for episodes, please let me know.

    27 min
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The Eminent Domain Podcast covers topics about condemnation, land use, and property rights law from practitioners, scholars, and other experts in the eminent domain community.

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