# 518 - Legalized Theft

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Podcast: [The Constitution Study podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-constitution-study-podcast-1141731)
Published: 2026-04-13T17:00:16+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1573

## Resource

You've probably heard of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. But does the Constitution allow a county to take and sell someones land to make a profit? That is the main question in the case Pung v Isabella County.

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