Question: a) What does the Takings Clause require? b) Does that mean that the government has the right to announce that it wants your house in

a) What does the Takings Clause require?
b) Does that mean that the government has the right to announce that it wants your house in order to build a library, and it may then take the property?
c) In this case, the city of New London took private property to put to private use. How is that possible?
d) Why did Justice O'Connor not agree with that public use?
e) But if there is a predicted or even guaranteed beneficial public use, isn't that a good thing?

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