The Privatopia Papers

Boy charged with felony for carrying sugar I post stories like this every now and then to make the simple point that constitutional public l...

Power to the homeowner Fred Pilot sent me a link to a story that I should already have known about, because it's right here in Illinois:...

JURIST - Paper Chase: New London mayor proposes eminent domain compromise Thanks to Nancy Levy for this link to a follow-up story on the Kel...

Charlotte Observer | 02/10/2006 | Trickle-down tactic: No dues? No water Nancy Levy sent this link to a story about a dramatic showdown betw...

Boing Boing: Posh kids' clubhouse themed to look like a Li'l Raskals' treehouse Mystery Reader sent this link to a picture of a ...

Sorry about the missing links... Don Nordeen kindly informed me that the hyperlinks were missing from my Twin Rivers posts. I don't know...

N.J. homeowners groups must recognize residents' free speech A former student of mine, Shawn Healy, sent this link to the First Amendme...

Breyer Says 'Zero' Politics on the Court - Yahoo! News I just had to post this one. And this is NOT from The Onion. [United States ...

Victory for dissident residents Two articles from Fred Pilot on the Twin Rivers victory: A state appeals court has ruled that members of hom...

Community group must honor rights: A state appellate court ruled that homeowners' associations have to recognize free speech. From the P...

Twin Rivers opinion: a big win for HOA residents in New Jersey The opinion is here. I will have more to say after I read it more fully, b...

Supreme Court and Appellate Court Opinions When the Twin Rivers opinion is posted, I think it will be on this hyperlink. Remember...tomorro...

Twin Rivers ruling to be announced tomorrow From the website of the New Jersey Court System: EXPECTED APPELLATE OPINIONS for Tuesday, Februa...

local6.com - News - Councilman Wants To Ban Smokers From City Jobs

Official California Legislative Information - Bill Information SB 551--CID ombudsman Fred Pilot alerted me to the passage by a 23-13-4 vote ...

Request for assistance... I'm working on a new book on HOAs, covering things that have happened since Privatopia was published. There i...

UIC News Release May as well give UIC a little plug, since I work there: Study Finds McHenry, Will Counties Lead Nation in Homeownership Two...

Castle Coalition: Interactive Map & State Overviews This website is from the Institute of Justice, which represented Suzette Kelo in the...

Real estate advice: Development's prices fall just before closing I found this link at The Volokh Conspiracy . It goes to a Bankrate.co...

Real estate advice: Development's prices fall just before closing I found this link at The Volokh Conspiracy . It goes to a Bankrate.co...