U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Jan. 26, 2017
The ripeness hurdle in takings cases
The general concept of ripeness should be no stranger to lawyers. After all, one should bring no case before its time. We are all accustomed to dealing with various statutes of limitation and repose. But takings cases are different.
Michael M. Berger
Senior Counsel
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
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USC Law School
Michael M. Berger is senior counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he is co-chair of the Appellate Practice Group. He has argued four takings cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.
TAKINGS TALK
The general concept of ripeness should be no stranger to lawyers. After all, one should bring no case before its time. We are all accustomed to dealing with various statutes of limitation and repose. But takings cases are different. The U.S. Supreme Court has invented a special hurdle to keep property owners from suing in federal court in order to vindicate federal rights protected by the 5th Amendment.
The ripeness test inv...
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