right to take property

"The government has a legal right to take property, in general, that was obtained though illegal acts," Mr. Olbertz said.

For example, Kavka states that it is wrong to deprive someone of their property but it is right to take property back from a criminal who takes another's property in the first place.

Or was the Supreme Court wrong this year when it ruled in Kelo v. the City of New London that a government had the right to take property for the use of private developers?

After a United States Supreme Court ruling upholding the government's right to take property through eminent domain to foster economic development, Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky proposed legislation yesterday to protect residents.