Tyler v. Hennepin Cnty., 2023 U.S. LEXIS 2201 (S. Ct. May 25, 2023) (Roberts, C.J.) Hennepin County, Minnesota, sold Geraldine Tyler’s home for $40,000 to satisfy a $15,000 tax bill. Instead of returning the remaining $25,000, the County kept it for itself. The question presented is whether this constituted a taking of property without just […]
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIFTH AMENDMENT-EMINENT DOMAIN
Merritts v. Richards, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 6267 (3d Cir. March 16, 2023) (Phipps, C.J.) This case involved a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with respect to PennDOT’s lacking title to possession of easements. Merritts’s legal injuries related to the acquisition of the easements. The court is satisfied […]