First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. Los Angeles, County of

ELR Citation: ELR 20787
No(s). 85-1199 (U.S. Jun 9, 1987)

The Court rules that under the Just Compensation Clause, where the government has temporarily taken property by means of a land use regulation, the landowner may recover damages for the time during which all use of the property is denied. The Court invalidates that part of the California Supreme Cou...