What Does the Constitution Say About Federal Land Ownership?
- February 6, 2016
This case undermined state control over its own property law and probably gave the property owner an undeserved benefit.
READ MOREA key part of the majority opinion seems to conflict with the majority opinion in an Indian law case decided just a few days earlier.
READ MOREJustice Clarence Thomas frequently uses concurring and dissenting opinions to explain the Constitution’s fundamental principles.
READ MOREJustice Alito’s majority opinion held that the phrase “waters of the United States” means only defined bodies of water—such as lakes and streams—and those wetlands that so border them that their waters’ surface merges with the surface of the lake or stream.
READ MOREThe justices unanimously ruled that keeping the entire tax-sale proceeds was unconstitutional.
READ MOREThe Chevron doctrine imposes an almost impossible burden on citizens challenging the power of federal agencies. The Supreme Court might reverse that.
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