#takings

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Squatters' Rights Laws Violate the Takings Clause

(Illustration: Lex Villena; Lev Kropotov ) In recent weeks, there has been a lot of media coverage of squatters' rights…

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Can an unconstitutional law force you to sell your home to a private investor?

A zombie law, thrown out in court, continues to wreak havoc because it’s referenced in a contract.

In the court's hands are protections for private property—people's homes in particular. The justices will also decide whether zombie laws found to violate constitutional protections continue to lead an undead existence, wreaking havoc, if people sign contracts binding them to statutes in effect at a specific point in time. Also resting on the outcome is the confidence of the plaintiffs, two immigrants from China who sought freedom in the United States.

"This is a country ruled by law, that is why I studied law in the first place, but this gave me some disillusionment," Cao, who has a law degree from New York University, told the Arizona Mirror.

Keep your eye out for the Arizona Supreme Court's ultimate ruling to see just how secure private property is, and just how safely you can dismiss laws ruled unconstitutional. While you're waiting, you might want to dig through the various contracts you've signed and ponder just how many statutes you've agreed to abide by without really knowing what they require or whether they're still in effect for the wider world, and for you in particular.

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Thomas and Gorsuch Say Kelo Eminent Domain Ruling 'Was Wrong the Day It Was Decided' and 'Remains Wrong Today'

The controversial 2005 case "strayed from the Constitution," say Thomas and Gorsuch.

True.

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Will Supremes Check Government’s Power of Confiscation? | RealClearPolicy

“Government is instituted to protect property of every sort,” James Madison wrote in his essay “On Property.” “This being the end of government, that alone is a just government, which impartially secures to every man, whatever is his own.”

Takings send a shiver down my spine.

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DRBC Lobbies A Member State to Oppose HB 827 Economic Justice Bill

The DRBC lost yesterday, as the Pennsylvania House advanced the HB 827 economic justice bill, but it sent in a lobbyist to influence the vote of its member.

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This Takings Case Has Nothing To Do With The Wall, But Still

Let's just watch how conservatives thread this eminent domain needle while the Takings elephant is in the room.

I find the idea of the government taking private property more offensive than the idea of preventing people from trying to seek asylum in this country.  I see people opposing a wall on moral grounds, which I respect, but I don’t see a real opposition based on takings.  There is no legitimate conservative value set in this country anymore.

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UK Begins Confiscating Wealth Without Criminal Charges Submitted by Sovereign Man In January we alerted you to a new power of British law enforcement: “Unexplained Wealth Orders” allow the United Kingdom to confiscate money and property, without charging the target with a crime. UWOs are similar to civil asset forfeiture in the United States. Source: UK Begins Confiscating Wealth Without Criminal Charges