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Takings Clause

…nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
amendment V
Section
1
Clause
6
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Arguing that the Fifth Amendment Takings and Due Process Clauses were added to the Constitution, at least in part, because the Ex Post Facto Clause’s prohibition against retroactive criminal laws was insufficient to guard against retroactive civil laws passed by the Congress.

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