Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc., et al. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency et al.

Decided April 23, 2002. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 00-1167 · 535 U.S. 302 (2002) · Cited 862 times

Holding

The moratoria ordered by TRPA are not per se takings of property requiring compensation under the Takings Clause.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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)
• Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon · 260 U.S. 393 (1922)
• Palazzolo v. Rhode Island · 533 U.S. 606 (2001)
• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles · 482 U.S. 304 (1987)
• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis · 480 U.S. 470 (1987)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Armstrong v. United States · 364 U.S. 40 (1960)
• Agins v. City of Tiburon · 447 U.S. 255 (1980)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 323 U.S. 373 (1945)
• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365 (1926)
• Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal. · 508 U.S. 602 (1993)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Andrus v. Allard · 444 U.S. 51 (1979)
• United States v. Petty Motor Co. · 327 U.S. 372 (1946)
• Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 520 U.S. 725 (1997)
• United States v. Central Eureka Mining Co. · 357 U.S. 155 (1958)
• San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego · 450 U.S. 621 (1981)
• United States v. Pewee Coal Co. · 341 U.S. 114 (1951)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. · 475 U.S. 41 (1986)
• Nollan v. California Coastal Commission · 483 U.S. 825 (1987)
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago · 166 U.S. 226 (1897)
• United States v. Causby · 328 U.S. 256 (1946)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
• Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 440 U.S. 391 (1979)
• Goldblatt v. Town of Hempstead · 369 U.S. 590 (1962)
• Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 498 (1998)
• Webb's Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc. v. Beckwith · 449 U.S. 155 (1980)
• MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo County · 477 U.S. 340 (1986)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Murr v. Wisconsin · 582 U.S. 383 (2017)
• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid · 594 U.S. 139 (2021)
• Horne v. Department of Agriculture · 576 U.S. 351 (2015)
• Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States · 568 U.S. 23 (2012)
• Tyler v. Hennepin County · 598 U.S. 631 (2023)
• Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• Kelo v. City of New London · 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
• Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington · 538 U.S. 216 (2003)

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