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Eminent domain is a legal concept with a long history in the United States that stretches back to the Colonial Period. Both before and during the American Revolution, private land was frequently taken by colonial legislatures and the British crown – all without paying...
Examples of eminent domain can be found throughout recorded world history. In the United States, any discussion of how eminent domain law has developed here ordinarily begins with an examination of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. It says: “nor shall private...
Eminent domain has long been an important issue in the field of real estate. That’s because the constitution gives the federal government and all 50 states the authority to take private property for the purpose of benefiting the public. There are, however, two very...
Eminent domain, a term that derives from the Latin eminenes dominium, refers to the power of government to take private property and convert it to public use. In the late 18th century, the drafters of the United States Constitution – virtually all of them wealthy...