Murr v. Wisconsin

Decided June 23, 2017. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 15-214 · 582 U.S. 383 (2017) · Cited 225 times

Holding

The State Court of Appeals was correct to analyze petitioners’ property as a single unit in assessing the effect of the challenged governmental action.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council · 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
• Palazzolo v. Rhode Island · 533 U.S. 606 (2001)
• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon · 260 U.S. 393 (1922)
• Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 535 U.S. 302 (2002)
• Agins v. City of Tiburon · 447 U.S. 255 (1980)
• Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis · 480 U.S. 470 (1987)
• Andrus v. Allard · 444 U.S. 51 (1979)
• Horne v. Department of Agriculture · 576 U.S. 351 (2015)
• Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co. · 467 U.S. 986 (1984)
• Armstrong v. United States · 364 U.S. 40 (1960)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal. · 508 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc. · 452 U.S. 264 (1981)
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago · 166 U.S. 226 (1897)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 323 U.S. 373 (1945)
• Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United States · 148 U.S. 312 (1893)
• MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo County · 477 U.S. 340 (1986)
• Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation · 524 U.S. 156 (1998)
• Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States · 568 U.S. 23 (2012)
• Thigpen v. Roberts · 468 U.S. 27 (1984)
• Transportation Co. v. Chicago · 99 U.S. 635 (1879)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2017). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).