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Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council
Supreme Court of the United States· United States (federal)· 1992 20 min read
505 U.S. 1003
Environmental issue: Coastal development restrictions and beachfront management
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Summary
The Supreme Court held that when a regulation deprives land of all economically beneficial use, it constitutes a per se taking unless the proscribed use was not part of the owner's title to begin with under background principles of nuisance and property law.
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