Barron v. Baltimore (1833) Fifth Amendment Taking Clause

Audio of the unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court in Barron v. Baltimore (1833).

The question before the Court in this case was whether the Fifth Amendment denies the states as well as the national government the right to take private property for public use without justly compensating the property owner (a.k.a. the taking clause).

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