Basically, if it affects your ability to use and enjoy your land or the value of your property, it matters. You have the right to “just compensation,” which means the fair market value of your ...

The ruling authorizing the award is at odds with other federal court decisions holding that law-enforcement exercises of the "police power" are exempt from takings liability. Vicki Baker (Institute ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series examining the Constitution and Federalist Papers in today’s America. Click HERE to read the series. Second of two parts In last month’s column on eminent domain, ...