personal property
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Throughout most of U.S. history, presidential records have been treated as the president’s personal property.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
Its efforts include a proposed ballot measure that would bar retroactive taxes, as well as banning new taxes on personal property, including retirement savings, stocks, bonds and intellectual property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Whether or not this is personal property, it still technically falls under probate given that it’s solely in the decedent’s name without a transfer-on-death deed.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
While it’s usually applied when the federal government exercises eminent domain and takes title to land, the takings clause also covers the government’s outright destruction of personal property.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
“Yes. And you have filed a destruction of personal property report, which I have right here.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
