Under what conditions can the government take property from a private entity for the public good? The L.A. Times offers its opinion.
The U.S. Supreme Court is about to answer the following question: "Under what conditions, if any, can the government take property from you or your business for the public good? Although the question sounds straightforward enough, its answer will have profound, complex and terribly important consequences for the future of American social policy.
...The Takings Clause could give the Supreme Court a powerful new weapon to severely restrict government attempts to work for the public good and we should be very wary about how that weapon is wielded."
Thanks to Chris Steins
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