takings
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Constitution's Fifth Amendment bar on the uncompensated taking of private property by a government for public use, a provision known as the "Takings Clause."
From Reuters • May 25, 2023
Ms. Martin argued the keeping of the $25,000 surplus violated the Constitution’s Takings Clause, which prohibits the government from taking private property for public use without just compensation.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Indeed, as Justice Antonin Scalia recognized, “early constitutional theorists did not believe the Takings Clause embraced regulations of property at all.”
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2021
The state’s high court granted Rafaeli’s case a review after Martin argued that his constitutional rights were violated under the Takings Clause.
From Fox News • Nov. 17, 2019
Takings are understated - Russia's informal economy is probably half as big as its formal sector.
From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Vaknin, Samuel
