U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Jul. 25, 2018
High court should settle exaction of property issue
A major issue over the last several years has been application of the Supreme Court’s decisions dealing with the exaction of property as a condition to granting land use permission. Not that the high court has been silent.
Michael M. Berger
Senior Counsel
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
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USC Law School
Michael M. Berger is senior counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he is co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group. He has argued four takings cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.
TAKINGS TALK
One of the problems with the U.S. Supreme Court's ability to maintain control over constitutional law as it is practiced nationwide is that there is only one Supreme Court and myriad lower courts. While all of the latter are sworn to follow the lead of the former, at least as relates to interpreting the U.S. Constitution, the reality sometimes comes up short.
A major issue over the last several ...
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