KNICK v. TOWNSHIP OF SCOTT, PA, 588 U.S. ___ (2019)

Issues: 1983 Claim, Constitutional Law, Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause

139 S.Ct. 2162 (2019) 588 U.S. ___. Rose Mary KNICK, PETITIONER v. TOWNSHIP OF SCOTT, PENNSYLVANIA, et al. No. 17-647.Supreme Court of United States. Argued October 3, 2018.Reargued January 16, 2019.Decided June 21, 2019. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. Counsel J. David Breemer, Sacramento, CA, […]

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MURR v. WISCONSIN, 137 S.Ct. 1933 (2017)

Issues: Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause

137 S.Ct. 1933 (2017) 582 U.S. ___ Joseph P. MURR, et al., Petitioners v. WISCONSIN, et al. Supreme Court of United States. Argued March 20, 2017. Decided June 23, 2017. Counsel: John M. Groen, Sacramento, CA, for Petitioners. Misha Tseytlin, Solicitor General, for Respondent Wisconsin. Richard J. Lazarus, Cambridge, MA, for Respondent St. Croix County. […]

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LUCAS v. SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNCIL, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)

Issues: Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause

505 U.S. 1003 505 U.S. 1003 112 S.Ct. 2886 120 L.Ed.2d 798 David H. LUCAS, Petitioner,v.SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNCIL. No. 91-453. Argued March 2, 1992. Decided June 29, 1992. Syllabus * In 1986, petitioner Lucas bought two residential lots on a South Carolina barrier island, intending to build single-family homes such as those on the […]

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Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel, 524 U.S. 498 (1998)

Issues: Due Process Clause, Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause

524 U.S. 498 118 S.Ct. 2131 141 L.Ed.2d 451 EASTERN ENTERPRISES, Petitioner, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, et al. No. 97-42. Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 4, 1998. Decided June 25, 1998. Headnotes: Due Prcoess ?– Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 — Health care benefits funding: […]

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Cal. Business Indus. Assoc. v. San Jose, 577 U.S. ___ (2016)

Issues: Fifth Amendment, Takings Clause

United States Supreme Court CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION v. CITY OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, ET AL., (2016) No. 15-330 Argued: ????Decided: February 29, 2016 ? ? ?The petition for writ of certiorari is denied. ?????JUSTICE THOMAS, concurring in the denial of certiorari. This case implicates an important and unsettled issue under the Takings Clause. The […]

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