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- ↑ "Mark Your Calendars: October 3-4, 2019 - Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference And Prize Award To Prof Steven Eagle". inversecondemnation.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ↑ Murr v. Wisconsin,137S.Ct1933, 1944(U.S.2017).
- ↑ Eagle, Steven. "Curriculum Vitae of Steven Eagle" (PDF). George Mason Law School. George Mason University. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ↑ Morrill, David. "Professor Steven J. Eagle to Receive Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize". William & Mary Law School. College of William & Mary. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Professor Steve Eagle to Receive Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize". American Bar Association. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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