The drafter of this clause, James Madison, opined: "A Government is instituted to protect property of every sort . . . This being the end of government, that alone is a just government, which ...

A horse is a horse, of course, of course…. unless the horse is the focus of a major takings case, in which a federal court will generate over 100 pages of opinions regarding whether the owner can sue ...

Justice Clarence Thomas is well known for writing separate opinions highlighting the gap between the Supreme Court's contemporary jurisprudence in a given area and the original constitutional ...

In its long-awaited opinion in Knick v. Township of Scott, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that plaintiffs alleging that local governments have violated the takings clause may proceed directly in ...

Two letters under the heading “Takings: Constitution Protects Owner’s Loss” (July 6) neglect an overarching point as they blithely suggest that there’s an obligation of the government to pay just ...

Analysis The Relevance of Pretextual Motives in Takings Clause Challenges In 'Brinkmann v. Town of Southold', the Second Circuit addressed whether compensated takings for public use may be challenged ...