When the government takes property through eminent domain, it has a constitutional right to do so. The Fifth Amendment states no person shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or property, without ...

The principle of eminent domain was established by the Fifth Amendment’s “takings clause,” which states that “private property [shall not] be taken for public use, without just ...

In his column of Feb. 25, A. Barton Hinkle posited that the proposed constitutional amendment regarding eminent domain will end "eminent-domain abuse" in Virginia. He further implied that "eminent ...