Topic: Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Georgia law, as it turns out, doesn’t shield landowners from eminent domain, at least not to the extent they thought it did.   

Until recently, impact fees were believed to be immune from attacks under the Takings Clause of the United States Constitution. What has changed?

The Georgia Public Service Commission ruled in favor of the railroad in an eminent domain case in Hancock County.

For roughly 100 years, the Smith family in Sparta have owned and farmed nearly 500 acres of land, which they say is now threatened by a powerful railroad firm.

To honor the life and career of John McCain, we share excerpts from his remarks at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 15th anniversary celebration in 2006. By Senator John McCain […]