Cases
City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes
IJ Helps California Developer Who Was Blocked by Government from Developing Property (IJ Amicus)
In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict against Monterey, Calif., for refusing to allow property owners to develop their property. The Institute co-authored an amicus curiae brief in City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes with the nation’s leading constitutional scholar on such takings—University of Chicago law professor Richard Epstein.
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| Latest Release: Victory for Property Rights Hailed by Institute for Justice (May 24, 1999) | Client Video - none available | |
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| Release: Monterey Case Gives Supreme Court Opportunity To Strengthen Property Rights Protection (October 6, 1998) | Legal Briefs and Decisions | |
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| Case Completed; Victory for Property Owner & IJ |
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| May 24, 1999: U.S. Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict against Monterey, California, for refusing to allow property owners to develop their property |
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| none available | MAP: State Supreme Court Rulings On Eminent Domain for Private Development | |
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| IJ’s first-ever nationwide census of eminent domain abuse: Public Power, Private Gain | |
