Iowa judge rules surveyors entering private property without permission is unconstitutional

In Iowa, the Associated Press newspaper reports a district judge in Iowa ruled that it is unconstitutional for surveyors to enter private property without permission, giving a setback to carbon pipeline companies seeking to sort out easements for their planned routes, in some cases potentially using eminent domain which has landowners up in arms. The judge ruled the state’s law that is currently in place allowing for surveyors to enter private property without permission is unconstitutional because it doesn’t provide just compensating for potential damage.