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Professor of law at George Mason University. He writes for The Washington Post's blog The Volokh Conspiracy. His new piece is called “Donald Trump's Lightweight Defense of Taking Property for Private Development.” Somin is the author of The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain.
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