property rights
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It was still controversial in 1849, when only a few U.S. states were just beginning to catch up with California in married women’s property rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The farm survived all these years in part because of continuity: property rights, inheritance, tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Historically, the Supreme Court has been all about property rights.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
The state intended this rule to respect property rights by creating a default rule that nobody takes a firearm onto someone’s land without their permission.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
If tissue samples—including blood cells—became patients’ property, researchers taking them without getting consent and property rights up front would risk being charged with theft.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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