Asmara Tekle Johnson
Assistant Professor
Education:
A.B., Harvard College , 1995
J.D., Cornell Law School , 2000
Phone: (713) 313-7011 ext. 4024
E-mail: atjohnson@tmslaw.tsu.edu
Biographical Information:
- Assistant Professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas , 2006-Present
- Managing Attorney, Law Office of Asmara M. Tekle, PLLC, Houston, Texas, 2004-2006
- Andrews Kurth LLP, Houston, Texas, 2001-2003
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Carl E. Stewart, United States Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2000-2001
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“Privatizing Eminent Domain: The Delegation of a Very Public Power to Private, Non-Profit and Charitable Corporations,” 56 American University Law Review 455-514 (2007) (Lead Article).
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“Correcting for Kelo: Social Capital Impact Assessments and the Re-Balancing of Power Between “Desperate” Cities, Corporate Interests, and the Average Joe,” 16 Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy 187 (2006).
Research Interests:
- Eminent Domain
- U.S. Constitutional Law
Courses:
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