Last term, in Knick v. Township of Scott, the Supreme Court overruled the long-standing requirement that state takings claims first be litigated in state courts. The Court held that a property owner has an actionable takings claim when the government takes property without paying for it and a property owner may proceed directly to federal court, even if there are avenues for redress under state law. Whether the ruling marked an unprincipled departure from stare decisis  or a correction of a flawed principle, the ruling was not simply a redrawing of jurisdictional lines, but unwittingly created a host of thorny issues, including on the meaning of a taking,  what municipal acts implicate the takings clause, and the continuing role of state administrative agencies in condemnation proceedings.  The panelists will offer insight on these and other weighty issues.

Panel also featured: Stewart E. Sterk, Robert H. Thomas, & Shelby Green