Joe Waldo leading off the Conference with a remembrance of
Toby Prince Brigham, for the eminent property rights practitioner
for whom the Conference is named.
I was honored to speak today at the 2021 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, and here’s a rough transcript of my remarks.
Seeking Justice Through Just Compensation
Dean Spencer, Professor Been, Professor Butler, and colleagues.
The title of our session is “The Relationship between Eminent Domain and Social and Racial Injustice,” and my colleagues have ably covered the ways in which limitations on the power to take can move us towards justice. And there is little I might add to their contributions, except to note this, a quote from a commentator in a recent story about historical “slum clearance” in the Tampa, Florida, area:
“If you want to know where historic Black neighborhoods were once located, look for a sports arena or