1.0Deeds.comhttps://www.deeds.com/articlesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8nbOs8Ypou"><a href="https://www.deeds.com/articles/eminent-domain-an-eminence-front/">Eminent domain: An eminence front?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.deeds.com/articles/eminent-domain-an-eminence-front/embed/#?secret=8nbOs8Ypou" width="600" height="338" title="“Eminent domain: An eminence front?” — Deeds.com" data-secret="8nbOs8Ypou" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.deeds.com/articles/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Eminent domain is the legal power of the federal, state, or local government to take private property for public use. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that the government must compensate the property owner for the fair market value of the property (referred to as the “Takings Clause”). The Fourteenth Amendment expands the Takings Clause to include protections from takings by the states.