Landmark Legal Cases

Question 1

Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon

Answer 1

December 11,1922 - SCOTUS ruling that changes in the value of a property have an impact on whether a regularly act is a taking that requires compensation. Created the concept of a regulatory taking in which government regulations on the uses of property diminish its value, often requiring the government to compensate the property owner.

Question 2

Euclid v. Ambler

Answer 2

1926 - Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. SCOTUS ruled that the village of Euclid did not infringe on the rights of Ambler Realty by establishing its zoning ordinance. Ruling affirmed the constitutionality