Here are what others are saying about Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166 (U.S. May 25, 2023), the case in which the Court unanimously held that the county’s keeping the excess equity in Ms. Tyler’s home over what she owed in property taxes and fees is an uncompensated taking
Appellate law
Unanimous SCOTUS: “state law cannot be the only source” Of Property Rights, And “traditional property law principles” As Enforced By The Takings Clause Play A Role

We’ll be rendering unto Caesar, but first we must
decide: classic or creamy?
That was quick: it seems like it was only yesterday — or maybe more accurately, less than a month ago — that we were listening in live to the Supreme Court as it heard arguments in Tyler v. Hennepin County, No.…
New Cert Petition: Forcing Owners To Rent To Tenants Indefinitely Is A Categorical Taking
Here’s the latest in a case we’ve been following since its inception, this cert petition seeking Supreme Court review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s affirming the district court’s dismissal of a complaint alleging that New York (state)’s sweeping amendments to its Rent Stabilization (rent control) statute effected categorical and…
New Cert Petition: The Supreme Court Should Resolve The Legislatively-vs-Administratively Imposed Exactions Issue
When we last visited Sheetz v. El Dorado County, we finished with “stay tuned” because we suspected that the California Court of Appeal’s opinion concluding that the County’s traffic mitigation fee is immune from Nollan/Dolan nexus-and-rough-proportionality review because the legislature imposed the fee on everyone (and Sheetz was not subject to paying it because…
New (Michael Berger) Cert Petition: Knick “Changed the world of takings litigation” And Applies Retroactively – And Statutes Of Limitations Are Affirmative Defenses
Here’s a new cert petition, filed this week by Michael Berger that asks whether Knick‘s no-need-to-exhaust-or-chase-state-compensation rule applies retroactively.
The Second Circuit held that no, the owner’s claims were too late, and although Knick overruled the Williamson County rule that kept him from a timely filing in federal court, that’s just too …
New Cert Petition: Is Barring You From Accessing Your Own Property A Categorical Taking?
Here’s the cert petition in a case we’ve been following.
This is the one where a North Carolina county went bonkers in the early days of Co-19, and truly “locked down” by banning nonresident property owners from entering the county. This wasn’t done all at once, but in phases, with nonresident property owners being…
Tyler SCOTUS Takings Argument Round-Up

Our Pacific Legal Foundation Property Rights Litigation Tyler team,
and Counsel of Record Christina Martin (second from right)
Here are your links to the buzz about Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166, our law firm’s case which argues that Hennepin County’s seizure of Ms. Tyler’s condo and then keeping the excess equity over what…
Today’s Takings SCOTUS Oral Argument Transcript And Recording: Tyler v. Hennepin County

Coffee is for closers.
(Yes, we were up and at the desk at 4 a.m. local time
to listen live. We just needed a direct injection of coffee.)
Here is the transcript, and the audio recording of today’s U.S. Supreme Court arguments in Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166, our law firm’s case…
More SCOTUS Takings Previews (Argument Tomorrow, 10am ET)
Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166, our law firm’s case which argues that Hennepin County’s keeping the excess equity in Ms. Tyler’s home over what she owed in property taxes and fees, is…
Get Ready For SCOTUS Takings Arguments (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)
Take a deep dive into the arguments and amicus briefs
This Wednesday, April 26, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166, our law firm’s case which argues that Hennepin County’s keeping the excess value in Ms. Tyler’s home over what she owed in property taxes…



