USUS News

SCOTUS Defends Property Rights, but Raises Constitutional Questions

Save
SCOTUS Defends Property Rights, but Raises Constitutional Questions
A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, on April 25, 2024. Mandel NGAN / AFP
Rob Natelson
Updated:
0:00
Commentary
The current Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is a vigorous defender of property rights. In general, I like that. But as I observed in an Epoch Times column last year, the court sometimes goes beyond what an accurate reading of the U.S. Constitution can justify.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”