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Supreme Court Holds Retaining Excess Value Violated Takings Clause

In Tyler v. Hennepin County, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the government can’t keep the profits of properties sold to satisfy tax debts. Accordingly, Geraldine Tyler plausibly alleged that Hennepin County unconstitutionally retained the excess value of her home above her tax debt in violation of the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause.