Supreme Court Overturns Precedent In Property Rights Case. A Sign Of Things To Come?
A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that property owners can go directly to federal court with claims that state and local regulations effectively deprive landowners of the use of their property.
The 5-to-4 decision overturned decades of precedent that barred property owners from going to federal court until their claims had been denied in state court.
Federal courts are often viewed as friendlier than state courts for such property claims. The decision, with all five of the court's conservatives in the majority, may have particular effects in cities and coastal areas that have strict regulations for development.
(Score: 2) by EJ on Monday June 24 2019, @05:24AM (4 children)
Buh..buh..buh..but...Conservatives were in favor of this, so it must be bad.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by ilPapa on Monday June 24 2019, @06:09AM (3 children)
I guarantee that this law will be used as the conservatives intended: to increase profits for wealthy landowners and screw people who work for a living. Watch and see.
You are still welcome on my lawn.
(Score: 4, Funny) by coolgopher on Monday June 24 2019, @06:11AM
Where's the "sad-but-true" mod? :(
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday June 24 2019, @02:55PM (1 child)
(Score: 2) by Pino P on Monday June 24 2019, @05:12PM
Courts interpret law, and this has the effect of creating law by filling in gaps left intentionally or unintentionally by legislators.