(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) A chicken farmer, World War II, and 150 suicidal chickens were the only ones up to the task to answer this question for the Supreme Court. No, I'm not joking.

This is United States v. Causby (1946).

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0:00 - Intro

00:40 - Case begins

3:00 - The Takings Clause

3:30 - The Causbys and their crime scene coop

7:26 - The Causbys get a (good) lawyer / Lower court case

10:00 - US Supreme Court arguments

17:41 - Supreme Court's analysis + holding

26:46 - After Causby...seriously, who owns it? / Drones are a problem y'all

37:43 - Wait, what about the Causbys?

37:52 - Reb's Rebuttal

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