Add to that Kelo v. City of New London, which allowed the taking of private property to give to another private party. As an odd bit of trivia, the dissent to

Add to that Kelo v. City of New London, which allowed the taking of private property to give to another private party. As an odd bit of trivia, the dissent to Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City was authored by then-associate Justice Rehnquist and joined by J.P. Stevens. The opinion of the court in Kelo was delivered by Stevens, and Rehnquist, as chief justice, joined in the dissent. Rehnquist stood fast on preventing the restriction of the takings clause, while Stevens relaxed his stance.