Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania resolves a vein of takings jurisprudence that first required a property owner to adjudicate just compensation for a takings claim under the federal Constitution in state law court, but then denied any federal relief to the unsuccessful state court litigant.
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SCOTUS Preserves CA State Supreme Court Decision Upholding San Jose’s Inclusionary Housing Law
Today, SCOTUS declined to hear an appeal from the California State Supreme Court decision upholding San Jose’s inclusionary housing ordinance. This ruling keeps the State decision intact.