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Puntenney v. Iowa Utilities Board

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on February 24, 2020.

Docket No.19-447
Op. BelowIowa

Issue

(1) Whether a state"s exercise of eminent domain satisfies the "public use" requirement of the Fifth Amendment"s takings clause if the only benefits experienced within that state are incidental; and (2) whether a state can satisfy the "public use" requirement of the Fifth Amendment"s takings clause merely by labeling the taking with a traditional category of public use, without engaging in the "public purpose" analysis outlined by Kelo v. City of New London.

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