Armstrong v. United States
Citation
364 U.S. 40 (1960)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
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Holding
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Rule
The Takings Clause prevents the government from forcing some people alone to bear public burdens which, in all fairness and justice, should be borne by the public as a whole.
Significance
Articulated the distributional rationale for the Takings Clause; Justice Black’s formulation quoted in virtually every regulatory takings case.