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List of contents
Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction to the feminist judgments: Rewritten property opinions project; 2. Property law revolution, devolution, and feminist legal theory; 3. Incorporating feminist perspectives throughout law school curriculum; Part II. Allocation of Rights: 4. Johnson v. M'Intosh, 21 U.S. 543 (1823); 5. Botiller v. Dominguez, 130 U.S. 238 (1889); 6. Pierson v. Post, 3 Cai. R. 175 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1805); Part III. Patents, Publicity Rights, and Trademarks: 7. Association for molecular pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 569 U.S. 576 (2013); 8. White v. Samsung electronics America, Inc., 971 F.2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1992); Part IV. Condemnation and Adverse Possession: 9. Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, 545 U.S. 469 (2005); 10. Tate v. water works and sewer board of the City of Oxford, 217 So. 3d 906 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016); Part V. Gifts and Future Interests: 11. Gruen v. Gruen, 496 N.E.2d 869 (N.Y. 1986); Part VI. Tenancy in Common, Joint Tenancy, and Tenancy by the Entirety: 12. Sawada v. Endo, 561 P.2d 1291 (Haw. 1977); 13. Taylor v. Canterbury, 92 P.3d 961 (Colo. 2004); 14. Coggan v. Coggan, 239 So. 2d 17 (Fla. 1970); Part VII. Exclusionary Zoning: 15. Moore v. City of East Cleveland, Ohio, 431 U.S. 494 (1977); Part VIII. Evictions: 16. Phillips neighborhood housing trust v. Brown, 564 N.W.2d 573 (Minn. Ct. App. 1997); 17. Blake v. Stradford, 725 N.Y.S.2d 189 (Dist. Ct. 2001); Part IX. Landlord-tenant Premises Liability: 18. Bartley v. Sweetser, 890 S.W.2d 250 (Ark. 1994); Index.
About the author
Eloisa C. Rodriguez-Dod is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law. She is a past chair of the AALS Section on Minority Groups and is the author of numerous books, chapters, and articles exploring property law and real estate finance.Elena Maria Marty-Nelson is the Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Public Impact and Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University College of Law. She has published previous books on negotiating and trusts and is the author of numerous articles on property and tax. Marty-Nelson is also a past chair of the AALS section on Minority Groups and a former advisor to ALI-ABA The Practical Real Estate Lawyer.
Summary
Reimagining fundamental property cases from a feminist perspective, this volume illustrates ways in which property law has served to suppress women and other marginalized groups. The book is for scholars and students interested in property law, zoning and land use, landlord-tenant law, gender and the law, and intellectual property.
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'Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions should be on every Property professor's bookshelf. Not only is it an invaluable guide for instructors who want to integrate feminist jurisprudence into a required first-year course, it is also a resource to recommend to students who want to learn more than black letter law. Today's law students are seeking sophisticated, nuanced discussions of the cases they cover in their classes. This is what you will find in Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions.' Angela Gilmore, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, North Carolina Central University School of Law
