United States Leading Case total takingper se rulebackground principles

Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council

505 U.S. 1003 (1992); 112 S. Ct. 2886; 120 L. Ed. 2d 798

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1992

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A regulation that denies an owner all economically beneficial or productive use of land is a categorical (per se) taking, unless the restriction inheres in the title under background principles of nuisance and property law.

Area of Law

Land & Property

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Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. 458 U.S. 419 (1982); 102 S. Ct. 3164; 73 L. Ed. 2d 868

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