| First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Los Angeles County | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued January 14, 1987 Decided June 9, 1987 |
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| Full case name | First English Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Glendale v. County Of Los Angeles, California | |||||
| Citations | 482 U.S. 304 (more) 107 S. Ct. 2378; 96 L. Ed. 2d 250; 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2606; 55 U.S.L.W. 4781; 26 ERC (BNA) 1001; 17 ELR 20787 |
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| Argument | Oral argument | |||||
| Holding | ||||||
| The complete destruction of the value of property constituted a taking under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution even if that taking was temporary and the property was later restored. | ||||||
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| Case opinions | ||||||
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Scalia | |||||
| Dissent | Stevens, joined by Blackmun, O'Connor (parts I, III) | |||||
| Laws applied | ||||||
| U.S. Const. amends. V, XIV | ||||||
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Los Angeles County, 482 U.S. 304 (1987), was a 6-3 decision of the United States Supreme Court. The Court held that the complete destruction of the value of property constituted a taking under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution even if that taking was temporary and the property was later restored.