SCOTUS Defends Property Rights, but Raises Constitutional Questions
Justice Barrett’s opinion contains a readable survey of the court’s convoluted “takings” law.
Your Guide to This Year’s Constitutional Cases From SCOTUS — Part I
The Supreme Court issued both liberal and constitutionalist decisions.
Tyler v. Hennepin County: Why This Seemingly Innocent Decision is Disquieting
This case undermined state control over its own property law and probably gave the property owner an undeserved benefit.
The Supreme Court’s New Decision on ‘Taking Property’
The justices unanimously ruled that keeping the entire tax-sale proceeds was unconstitutional.
Supreme Court: property rights vs. labor unions
This is a rare case in which the liberal media’s imaginary “conservative Supreme Court majority” really showed up.
The Supreme Court Uses Magna Carta to Curb Federal Property Grabs
This article was first published at CNSNews. The Fifth Amendment provides that “private property” shall not “be taken for public use, without just compensation.” When I wrote my book, The Original Constitution, I had to address the question of whether the Fifth Amendment phrase “private property” referred only to real estate or whether it included […]
The greatest constitutional document of all
This article was first published in The American Thinker. It is said that no second heir to the British throne has been named John because of the reputation of the first. King John (reigned: 1199-1216) could be charming and efficient, but he was ruthless and utterly untrustworthy, and several times he drove his subjects to […]
