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Eminent Domain: Taking Property for Public Use
An explanation of the law that allows the government to take private land and turn it to public use. Includes the history of the law, the "Takings" Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, just compensation, and a link to a list of land use and zoning lawyers in the U.S. and its territories. From FindLaw.
http://realestate.findlaw.com/homeownership/home-land-use-zoning/home-land-use-zoning-eminent-domain.html
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