The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to favor 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler who says Minnesota violated her rights in seizing her home for unpaid taxes.
Attorney Alex Swoyer discusses a Michigan school district that is facing a lawsuit over a student choosing to wear Trump-related gear on "Fox News @ Night."on Wednesday over her state's seizure of her home for delinquent taxes. The property rights dispute could have nationwide implications over a state's authority to order homeowners to pay or risk losing everything.
"When you look at the history of tax collection, it’s very clear that there were limits on how much could be taken throughout our nation’s history, and then also dating all the way back to Magna Carta," Martin said. "What's the point of the Takings Clause?" asked Chief Justice John Roberts."That was something that was pretty important to the framers. Why did they put that in there if, in fact, the states ... were exercising extraordinary authority to take private property?"RED STATES PUT TAX MONEY TO BETTER USE THAN BLUE STATES: STUDY
Attorney Neal Katyal told the justices that the law was to incentivize residents to pay their taxes or face the consequences, and that the government did not want to be"real estate agents of last resort."
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