Wolford v. Lopez · ¶133

“‘[O]ur law holds the property of every man so sacred, that no man can set his foot upon his neighbour’s close without his leave.’” Florida v. Jardines, 569 U. S. 1, 8 (2013) (quoting Entick v. Carrington, 2 Wils. K. B. 275, 291, 95 Eng. Rep. 807, 817 (K. B. 1765)). This principle, called the right to exclude, is the “sine qua non” of property. Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, 594 U. S. 139, 150 (2021) (internal quotation marks omitted). It is “one of the most essential sticks in the bundle of rights that are commonly characterized as property” and is “universally held to be a fundamental element of the property right.” Kaiser Aetna v. United States, 444 U. S. 164, 176, 179–180 (1979).

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