And that's a case that involves the limits of the takings clause in the Constitution.

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Indeed, the question presented in a majority of recent Supreme Court Takings Clause cases has involved the scope of those rules.

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Well, if you're familiar with the Constitution of the United States, there's a takings clause.

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