1L Property Law Resources

Managed by Prof. @DonaldKochan @GeorgeMasonLaw, this account is designed to post news, resources, & materials useful to students in 1L Property Law courses.

[1L Property Law Resources @1LPropertyLaw]

Welcome to the Twitter account dedicated to my #1L Property Law course @georgemasonlaw, also useful for any other students or individuals interested in #PropertyLaw. For my students just starting to follow, I recommend scrolling down & reading tweets in reverse order of posting.

[1L Property Law Resources @1LPropertyLaw]

"White picket fences were the American Dream. Now people want higher walls." @wapo https://t.co/bYSM3x0U4C

[Donald Kochan @DonaldKochan]

Seems like a good time and place (thanks @ToddZywicki!) to re-up my 2016 @IReadJotwell review of the now, new @georgemasonlaw Dean Dan Kelly’s work on “The Right To Include,” just one of his excellent contributions to property law scholarship. See https://t.co/Vzm4a7j6oz

[VirginiaHistory @VirginiaHistory]

George Mason's Gunston Hall - Here is the web page for Gunston Hall (@GunstonHall) located in Fairfax County, #Virginia. #GMU https://t.co/z3GDSJ4EIP

[Donald Kochan @DonaldKochan]

With the superb El Pollo Rico less than a 3-minute walk away from our front doors, another good reason to attend (or work at) @georgemasonlaw!!

[Scalia Law School @georgemasonlaw]

Throwback Thursday: Henry G. Manne, our third Dean from 1986 to 1997. He founded the Law & Economics Center (first at the University of Miami, then to Emory University, and now at Scalia Law School) - https://t.co/a7w5Saon2P

[Donald Kochan @DonaldKochan]

Reflections from the GMU Scalia Law School lobby: When you focus on principles like those quoted in the pic on the left, you get results like those reported in the pic on the right. // @georgemasonlaw @MasonResearch @GeorgeMasonNews @GMULawLibrary //

[Ilya Somin @IlyaSomin]

Kindle version of my book "The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain" available for just $2.99. Everything you ever wanted to know about property rights and eminent domain but were afraid to ask: https://t.co/l1HJ9YFzfe

[Donald Kochan @DonaldKochan]

Great 8-0 ruling today from the U.S. Supreme Court on why the the Louisiana Land Loss cases can be removed to federal court. Read it here: https://t.co/T4r2xMyGSh. Tweet below links to my writing from last July where I explained why SCOTUS should rule exactly as it did today!

[Donald Kochan @DonaldKochan]

24 years ago--on April 9, 2002--the George Mason Memorial was dedicated on the @NationalMallNPS. It is tucked away between the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. Search it out! Here's the NPS info: https://t.co/z0WgGfYAJi / @capitalweather @GeorgeMasonNews @GMUPres @GunstonHall

[Donald Kochan @DonaldKochan]

Pleased to announce new March 2026 publication: my chapter "Market Mechanisms in Environmental Regulation," in Research Handbook on Environmental Regulation (Gary Lynch-Wood & David Williamson eds., Edward Elgar 2026). https://t.co/TgIiILzXOb // @georgemasonlaw @MasonResearch

[1L Property Law Resources @1LPropertyLaw]

Who knew @jcrew had Property Law apparel? Perfect gift to capture if hunting for something to give a property law friend … // @invcondemnation @AALSProperty // https://t.co/p85MaupTJm

[David Schleicher @ProfSchleich]

Tons of new content in the 11th edition -- a new chapter on property taxes, lots of coverage of zoning and land use changes (including new cases), extensive coverage of the Restatement (Fourth), AI and IP, and lots lots more

[1L Property Law Resources @1LPropertyLaw]

“Squatter used 'fake lease’ to take Md. professor's home, leaving $80K in damage” Source: WJLA https://t.co/hh7ikUogVM

[ABC News @ABC]

People across America are increasingly facing the risk of losing parts of their land to eminent domain, in support of the growing expansion of AI data centers as the demand to power them continues to grow.

Read more: https://t.co/DwJjW5x7bh

[Donald Kochan @DonaldKochan]

The George Mason Law Review, with the Law & Economics Center @MasonLEC, hosted the 29th Annual Antitrust Symposium today (https://t.co/BlZud98YBX). @CSpan covered the final fireside chat with FTC Chairman @AFergusonFTC & @georgemasonlaw Prof. Tim Muris. https://t.co/xacXNHpbNA

[ABC News @ABC]

Two foxes were caught playfully bounding through the snow in a Massachusetts backyard.

[1L Property Law Resources @1LPropertyLaw]

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[Gunston Hall @GunstonHall]

#OTD #GeorgeMason wrote to his son John Mason in 1792
"I am also anxious to hear how you keep your Health;...The Snow is now as deep here,as it was in the hard Winter of 1740;..."
Letter: https://t.co/DxFeEef9jT
#Snow #FoundingFathers #VirginiaHistory
Pic: Gunston Hall 01/06/25

[1L Property Law Resources @1LPropertyLaw]

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“Homeowners don’t want to move. It’s a big deal for their shrinking backyards.” ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ https://t.co/XgkDykBjTL