Private Property and the Takings Issue: Enhancing the Position of Ecological Values in the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Calculus

Cohen, William J.2014-04-212014-04-212014-04-1728 J. ENVTL. L. & LITIG. 3031049-0280https://hdl.handle.net/1794/1737544 pagesThis paper explores the major decisions of the Supreme Court in developing a “takings doctrine” based in large measure on how the early American experience viewed private property and how the right to own property was originally protected by the Constitution.en-USAll Rights Reserved.Property LawPrivate Property and the Takings Issue: Enhancing the Position of Ecological Values in the Supreme Court’s Constitutional CalculusArticle