Support the Private Property Rights Protection Act, H.R. 738
On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to cosponsor Private Property Protection Act, H.R. 738. Introduced by Rep. Jim…
Legislation to Curb Eminent Domain Abuse on the House Floor Today
The Private Property Rights Protection Act, H.R. 1689, is scheduled for action today in the House of Representatives. The bill is a response to the Supreme Court’s decision in…
Donald Trump versus the Founding Fathers: Private property rights are the cornerstone of liberty
Private property has always had a unique place in American society. The Founding Fathers recognized that government exists to protect private property. They were influenced by Enlightenment-era philosophers John Locke…
House Judiciary Committee Revisits Kelo, Decides State of Property Rights Not Good
Ten years ago, the United States Supreme Court effectively scratched the line “for public use” from the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause, which allows the government to take and repurpose…
Horne v. Dep’t of Ag: Raisins are Property Too
Ten years after the Supreme Court decided Kelo v. City of New London, almost to the day, the Court, in Horne v. Department of Agriculture, protected property rights in…
Kelo v. New London: How the Supreme Court Gutted Constitutional Protections for Private Property
Ten years ago today, the United States Supreme Court fundamentally changed the meaning and purpose of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, which allows for the use of eminent…
Kelo v. New London: Central Planning Does Not Work, Ruins Lives
Last Thursday, the Cato Institute held an event foreshadowing the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Kelo v. City of New London decision and celebrating the release of Ilya…
Can the Government “Take Its Cut” of Anything Produced?
Is the government able to require that you hand over a portion of your production to be able to enter a regulated marketplace? That is the main question in…
Authorized to Steal
If you own a house or car, they are your property. If you produce cabinetry or quilts, they are your property. If you produce raisins, they are your property and…
Has eminent domain abuse backfired?
In June 2005, the Supreme Court effectively gutted the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, ruling in Kelo v. New London that governments could take private property not just…