Arguably, this goes above and beyond the Supreme Court's general standard that, under the Fifth Amendment's Just Compensation Clause, an owner need only be paid "fair market value" for their property.

The case concerned an alleged violation of the Compensation Clause of the United States Constitution when Congress extended Medicare and Social Security taxes to federal judge salaries.

The Compensation Clause to the United States Constitution was written to help protect federal judges from external political pressures.

A group of judges filed suit against both taxes, alleging a violation of the Compensation Clause of the Constitution.

"A Revolutionary View of the Seventh Amendment and the Just Compensation Clause."

Cranch, joined by Marshall, sustained More's demurrer based on the Compensation Clause of Article Three of the United States Constitution.

Thereafter it was held that the Just Compensation Clause is incorporated in the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment which does apply to states.

In that court's view, the Compensation Clause is being violated on a continuing basis by the imposition of the taxes on judges who were free of them when they first assumed the bench.

After trial, a jury found that the Commission's regulations violated the Just Compensation Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and awarded Hamilton $350,000 in compensation.

Second, before asserting a violation of the Just Compensation Clause in federal court, the plaintiff must attempt to obtain compensation through whatever procedures the state has provided for doing so.