Constitutional Law November 10, 2004

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Constitutional Law November 10, 2004

• Equal Protection Due Process
• Fundamental Rights
• Death and Dying
• Other Fundamental Rights
• Economic Rights
• Introduction
• DP EP
• Contracts Clause
• Takings

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Recap

• Economic Rights
• Constitutional Provisions
• History and Status
• DP and EP
• Deferential RB
• Problem of Rent Seeking
• K Clause
• Historical Background
• Substantial Impairment (Trigger)
• Incidental PP Impairment (Permissible)

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3.c. State Ks

• W/in K Clause
• United States Trust
• Restriction on Bonds re Use of Tolls
• Statute vs. Contract
• Necessity Reasonableness
• Alternative Means Not Necessary
• No Changed Circumstances Not Reasonable

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4. Takingsa. Introduction

• The Takings Clause (link)
• Taking
• Public Use
• Just Compensation
• Takings Context
• Eminent Domain
• Inverse Condemnation
• Physical vs. Regulatory Takings

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b. Physical Takings

• Per se rule
• Title
• Possession/Occupation
• Physical Destruction
• Loretto
• Cable Installation Physical Occupation
• What is Just Compensation?
• Temporary Takings/First English

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c. Regulatory Takings

• Use Restrictions
• Zoning (Euclid)
• Pennsylvania Coal
• Penn Central Test
• Impact (Investment-Backed Expectations)
• Public (Police Power) Purposes
• Very Generous

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d. Complete Destruction

• Lucas
• Per se rule for destruction of EVU
• Baseline Issues
• Denominator problem (link)
• Lake Tahoe
• Temporary destruction of EVU
• Limit First English Apply Penn Central
• Denominator Problem (link)

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e. Exactions

• Conditional Permits
• Denial OK
• Require Easement to Get Permit
• Nollan/Dolan
• Substantial Relation to Permit Purpose
• Exaction Congruent and Proportional

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Constitutional Baselines

• Negative Rights
• Denial of Government Benefits (Link)
• Maher/Harris and Shapiro
• The Equal Protection Wrinkle
• Definition of Property (Link)
• Natural Right/Social Construct
• Relation to Police Power

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The Takings Clause
. . . nor shall private property be 1 taken for
2 public use, without 3 just compensation.
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Denominator Problem
100 Acre Wood
10 Acres No Development
Fee Simple
Mineral Rights
Permanent Ownership
Temporary Ban
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Maher/Harris and Shapiro
Welfare
Full Funding
Burden on New
No Burden on Ab.
Welfare After One Year
Funding But No Abortions
Old Residents
Benefit for Birth
No Welfare
No Funding
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Property Baselines
Natural Right (CL)
Benefits
Denial as Burden
Regulation as Burden
Regulatory Limits
Benefit Conditions
Regulation Defines
Denial no Burden
Social Construct
No Benefits (CL)
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