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Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff

Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff, 467 U.S. 229 (1984)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtUnited States Supreme Court

Year1984

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The public-use requirement of the Takings Clause is satisfied so long as the exercise of eminent domain is rationally related to a conceivable public purpose; transferring title from lessors to lessees to break up land oligopoly qualifies.

Area of Law

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