Constitutional Law
Jun. 24, 2015
Taking a raisin is still taking
On Monday, the U.S. high court said an agricultural program that requires farmers to set aside portions of their crop for the account of the government is a violation of the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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In a 5-4 decision on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said a New Deal agricultural program that requires farmers to set aside portions of their crop for the account of the government is a violation of the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment. The case, Horne v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, involved a Fresno farmer who refused to set aside a portion of his raisin crop.
During the wave of New Deal legislation, the Agricultural Marketing ...
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