Today in Supreme Court History: February 16, 1833

2/16/1833: Barron v. City of Baltimore decided.

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[Dan Schiavetta]

I can't see how "everyone should know" this case. It's a fossil, with no living descendants. Not that anyone could figure this out from Josh's context-less summary. (It would have taken him maybe 10 seconds to add, "This is no longer good law; under the Fourteenth Amendment, passed in 1868, the Fifth Amendment now prohibits state and local governments from such 'takings'.")