Symposia

2026 Symposium

September 15, 2026

Unpacking Private Property’s Bundle of Sticks

Schedule

The George Mason Law Review and Pacific Legal Foundation proudly present:

Unpacking Private Property’s Bundle of Sticks

Arlington, Virginia – Tuesday, September 15, 2026

12:15 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. Call to Order by GMLR Symposium Editor Eric Ashcroft
12:20 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Welcome and Introduction by Dean Daniel Kelly
12:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

Lunch and Panel Discussion I – Moderated by Hon. David Porter

“Conceptual Severance: A Conceptual Critique”
by Eric Claeys (Antonin Scalia Law School, GMU)

“One Stick to Rule Them All: How the Courts Misuse the ‘Bundle of Sticks’ Metaphor in Takings Cases”
by Ethan Blevins & Sydney Madigan (Pacific Legal Foundation)

1:40 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Break
1:55 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Panel Discussion II – Moderated by Hon. Matthew Solomson

“Property Duties and the Bundle of Rights (Herein of Faulty Premises)”
by James Stern (William & Mary Law School)

“Digital Assets and the Property Question”
by Andrea Tosato (Dedman School of Law, SMU) & Christopher Odinet (Texas A&M School of Law)

3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Break
3:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion III – Moderated by Hon. Ryan Holte

“The Uses and Abuses of History in Tyler v. Hennepin County
by Julia Mahoney (University of Virginia School of Law) & Cynthia Nicoletti (Duke University School of Law)

“Property’s Peculiar Pluralism”
by Adam MacLeod (Columbus School of Law, CUA)

4:30 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. Closing Remarks by GMLR Editor in Chief Matthew Thomas

Please join us for a cocktail reception following the event.

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