All Posts Tagged With: "land-use regulations"
The Obstacle Course of the Takings Clause
Timothy Sandefur is a contributing editor of Liberty Magazine. The Fifth Amendment holds that government may not take “private property . . . for public use without just compensation.” The Framers knew that seizing a person’s property always violates his rights, but providing for government payment would at least protect citizens from the worst sorts [...]
1Jan2002 | Timothy Sandefur | 1 comment | ContinuedGovernment Versus the Environment
When the subject is the environment, the public perception is that a resource of such importance can only be adequately safeguarded by the benevolent, all-encompassing hands of the government. Whether that protection comes in the guise of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, the Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or any of [...]
1Feb1998 | Russell Madden | 18 comments | Continued-
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