PREVIEW
SHARECourse Info
6 video lessons (55 Mins)
Published
2026
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Browse Course Chapters
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1.Introduction
4 mins
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2.U.S. Constitution and Federal Takings Law
12 mins
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3.The Legal Basis for Land Use Law Rooted in the U.S. Constitution
7 mins
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4.The 5th Amendment and the Takings Clause
6 mins
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5.Foundational U.S. Supreme Court Takings Cases
20 mins
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6.Recap of Categorical Federal Takings Cases and Balancing Test
5 mins
What You Will Learn
Learn about the U.S. Constitution and the law on federal takings.
Learn how the U.S. Constitution impacts local government planning.
Learn the importance of private property rights and implications resulting from court-decided violations of federal takings law.
Learn about the constitutional guardrails for planners.
Learn how to identify planning issues that should be taken into consideration to ensure they do not violate the law.
Learn how to protect and advance the public interest in full compliance with federal takings law.
Course Description
It is foundational to urban planning that planners seek to protect and advance the public interest. Most planners are dedicated to building a better community that enhances the public interest; it is in their DNA.
However, the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and related takings law protect property rights, preventing planners from going too far in these efforts.
This course is beneficial to both government planners who must follow federal takings law to avoid lawsuits against the local government and to private sector planners who must know when government planners may have gone too far and violated federal takings law.
This course provides the foundation for Course 102 and Course 103 to follow.
Learn these skills
- Land Use
- Law and Policy
- Zoning Codes
AICP CM
This course is approved for 1 AICP CM credit, Including 1 Law Credit.
