Law - 5th Amendment Cases Flashcards
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U.S. v. Gettysburg Electric Railway Co.
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- Supreme Court. Historic preservation of national battlefield served a public purpose.
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Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon
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- Supreme Court. First takings ruling. Found a taking will be recognized if regulation goes too far. Mining rights.
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Berman v. Parker
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- Supreme Court. Held that aesthetics is a valid public purpose. Urban renewal is a valid public purpose.
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Fred French Investing Co. v. City of New York
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- NY Court of Appeals. City required public park, leaving no income producing use of property. Court invalidated reg., but did not require compensation.
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Penn Central Transportation Co. v. The City of New York
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- Supreme Court. Landmark preservation law applied to Grand Central Station did not constitute a taking.
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Agins v. City of Tiburon
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- Supreme Court. Upheld that low-density zoning was not a taking. 5 acres of unimproved land for res. development.
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Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp.
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- Supreme Court. Gov. authorized cables on an building - occupation of private property constituting a taking requiring compensation.
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First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of LA
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- Supreme Court. Even temporary taking requires just compensation.
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Keystone Bituminous Coal Assoc. v. DeBenedictis
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- Supreme Court. Regs. did not constitute a taking if protecting public interest.
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FCC v. Florida Power Corp.
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- Public utilities challenged federal regulation of utility pole rents. Court did not find a taking. Does not fully deprive of compensation.
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Nollan v. California Coastal Commission
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- Supreme Court. CA must provide just compensation for public use of private beachfront property owners’ land. Must be an “essential nexus” between state interest and actual conditions of the permit. Requiring public access did not create any new ocean views.
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Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council
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- Supreme Court. Found taking if total reduction in value caused by regulations (except for nuisance issues).
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Dolan v. Tigard
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- Supreme Court. Exaction must be “roughly proportional” to be legitimate.
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Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
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- Supreme Court. Property owners do not need to attempt to sell development rights before claiming a taking.
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City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey Ltd.
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- Supreme Court. Found repeated denials of permit for development that conformed to comp plan and zoning constituted a taking.