COVID-19 & Property Rights: Do Government Actions in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic Create Compensable Takings?

Numerous businesses around the country have been shuttered by state government shutdown orders adopted to try to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Some have filed lawsuits claiming that such forced closures are takings requiring compensation under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. On the other side, state governments contend that no compensation is due, because the shutdowns are exercises of state police power to protect public health broadly. This teleforum will consider the extent to which takings claims against coronavirus shutdown orders have any validity.Featuring: Prof. F. E. Guerra-Pujol, Instructor of Accounting, University of Central Florida College of BusinessProf. Ilya Somin, Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law SchoolModerator: Robert H. Thomas, Director, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert This call is open to the public - please dial 888-752-3232 to access the call.