Landmark Justice: The Influence of William J. Brennan on America's Communities

Contents
Part I
STRIKING THE ELUSIVE BALANCE BETWEEN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RIGHTS
Chapter 1: DEFINING A LAND USE JURISPRUDENCE
Chapter 2: EARLY EXPLORATIONS IN NEW JERSEY
Chapter 3: LATER VIEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Part II
THE STATE COURT YEARS: 1949 TO 1956
Chapter 4: THE CENTRALITY OF SOUND LAND USE PLANNING

• • The Shopping Center Case

 

• • The Orange Plan Case

 

• • The Palisades Case

 

• • The Bank Case

 

• • The Boarding House Case

 

Chapter 5: THE THREAT OF LAND USE EXCEPTIONS

• • The Garden Apartments Case

 

• • The Machine Shop Case

 

• • The Quarry Case

 

• • The Manure Barn Case

 

Chapter 6: DISCRETION, COMPETITION AND PUBLIC USE

• • The Auction Store Case

 

• • The New Jersey Billboard Case

 

• • The Parking Garage Case

 

• • The Amusement Park Case

 

Part III
THE SUPREME COURT YEARS: 1956 TO PRESENT
Chapter 7: CHOOSING WHERE AND HOW TO LIVE

• • The Exclusionary Zoning Case

 

• • The Grandmother Case

 

Chapter 8: AESTHETICS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH

• • The Billboards Revisited Case

 

• • The Campaign Posters Case

 

• • The Erogenous Zoning Case

 

Chapter 9: PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC POLICY

• • The Grand Central Terminal Case

 

• • The Nuclear Power Plant Case

 

• • The Beach House Case

 

Conclusion: A RIGHTFUL PLACE FOR LAND USE JURISPRUDENCE


NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM J. BRENNAN, JR.
TABLE OF LAND USE OPINIONS
INDEX
AUTHORS

Co-Author: Charles M. Haar

The Preservation Press, 1989