Constitutional Law Reporter

MAY 10, 2023

Hennepin County, Minnesota : The case involvesHennepin County’s confiscation and sale of 93-year-old Geraldine Tyler’s former home as payment for approximately $15,000 in property taxes, penalties, interest, and costs. The County sold the home for $40,000, and, consistent with a Minnesota forfeiture statute, kept all proceeds.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JUNE 22, 2023

Facts of the Case Geraldine Tyler owned a condominium in Hennepin County, Minnesota, that accumulated about $15,000 in unpaid real estate taxes along with interest and penalties. The post Supreme Court Holds Retaining Excess Value Violated Takings Clause appeared first on Constitutional Law Reporter.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

The intermediate appellate court held that the defendant was not entitled to present the defense because he had “reasonable legal alternatives” to trespass and obstruction even if those alternatives were not effective. City of Berkeley , No. 4:19-cv-07668 (N.D. July 6, 2021). BP p.l.c. ,

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 19, 2021

Maxine Waters, D-CA, went to Minnesota and told the protesters that they “gotta stay on the street” and “ get more confrontational.” She added that there would be no acceptance of court decisions to the contrary: “We’re looking for a guilty verdict. With rioting continuing in Brooklyn Center , Minn.

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