Discussion Thread: U.S. Supreme Court
Takings Case
You are encouraged to read the material in advance of the due date to think
through the topic to further develop a coherent worldview and provide a
thoughtful explanation of it in your thread and your reply’s objective critique
of a colleague’s thread.
Read the following: Takings Clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution; the essay on property by James Madison; Chapters 36–40 of
Understanding Property Law regarding governmental land use regulation;
and, the Bible passage of 1 Samuel 8:4–22.
1.
Post your Discussion Thread that logically analyzes in an organized,
well-written post whether the U.S. Supreme Court decision in
Kelo v.
City of New London
(brief discussion in the text and available at
JFLibrary link to Westlaw) (A) correctly applies the Founders' intent
for the Takings Clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution; and, (B) whether the decision is consistent with James
Madison’s view of property and relevant biblical principles in the
passage of 1 Samuel 8:4–22.
2.
Select one colleague’s Discussion Thread to objectively critique in
your Reply.
3.
Prepare your Discussion Reply that logically explains in an
organized, well-written post how your colleague’s Thread could
improve the analysis comparing and contrasting concepts and
implications of the reading material, and could better support the
conclusions stated in the Thread.
The footnote citations of constitutional provisions, the paragraph numbers of
Madison’s essay, biblical passages, and the colleague’s Thread must be cited
according to the current edition of the
Bluebook: A Uniform System
of Citation
. (Bluebook citations are to be inserted as footnotes and are not
included in the word count.)
