Morrison Waite

Laws are made for the government of actions, and while they cannot interfere with mere religious beliefs and opinions, they may with practices.

We know that this is a power which may be abused; but that is no argument against its existence. For protection against abuses by legislatures the people must resort to the polls, not to the courts.

When, therefore, one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he in effect grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the …

Property does become clothed with a public interest when used in a manner to make it of public consequence.