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Supreme Court Ruling Allows Property Owners to Go Directly to Federal Court Over Local Regulations

posted by martyb on Monday June 24 2019, @04:45AM   
from the What-about-state's-rights? dept.

takyon writes:

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.

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• Re:Not sure how good this is (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 24 2019, @11:46PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 24 2019, @11:46PM (#859540)

  He's built 1/2 mile of fence, on private property. Do you think migrants who've traveled thousands of miles can't walk another 1/2 mile?

  If you're blocked by a 1/2 mile fence, and you walk 1/2 mile before you can get by it ... you went the wrong way.

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