Copyright (c) 2008 UMaryland Law All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu Recent documents in DigitalCommons@UM Law en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:51:39 PDT 3600 http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/589 http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/589 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:30:30 PDT Constitutional Limitations on Land Use Controls, Environmental Regulations and Governmental Exactions (2008) is electronically published in a searchable PDF format as a part of the E-scholarship Repository of the University of Maryland School of Law. It is an "open content" casebook intended for classroom use in Land Use Control and Environmental Law courses. It consists of cases carefully selected from the two hundred years of American constitutional history which address the clash between public sovereignty and private property. The text consists of non-copyrighted material and professors and students are free to use it in whole or part. The author requests that any corrections or suggestions be sent to him at this address: gpower@law.umaryland.edu The readings provide an historical context, and an up-to-date focus on many of the constitutional questions that face today's Supreme Court: the "regulatory taking' issue; the "navigability" boundary on federal power; the "public use" limitation on eminent domain; the balance between property rights and First Amendment liberties; the "essential nexus" between government prohibition and purpose, and; the fine line between taxation and expropriation. As the table of contents indicates, the 100 odd cases have been grouped into 28 "sessions." Most sessions consist of four or five tightly-edited cases, and the related statutes, if any. Each session is intended to provide an assignment appropriate for a 50 minute class discussion. The compilation is approximately 700 pages in length. It will be up-dated annually. Garrett Power http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/588 http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/588 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:49:41 PDT This chapter discusses insurance case law arising from acts of terrorism, including those arising from the September 11 attacks. It analyzes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA), as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2005 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, as well as the administrative program created by the legislation. Examples are provided and NAIC Policyholder Disclosure Notice forms are included. Policy considerations surrounding TRIA are also discussed including insurance industry strategies, the difficulties of assessing terrorism risks, the effect of TRIA subsidized insurance on the market, and the benefits and problems such subsidized insurance engender. Robert J. Rhee http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/587 http://digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu/fac_pubs/587 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:54:50 PDT Mark Graber