People care about property. In 2005, the United States Supreme Court decided two cases with deep connections to that concern, both brought by property owners challenging the government's power under the Takings Clause (1) to take title to, or significantly affect the value of, their property. In both cases, the Court rejected the property owners' claims and upheld the government's action against charges that it had overreached. In both cases, the Court found the issue to be ...