Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court heard Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, argued by PLF attorney Paul Beard. A local government agency denied Coy Koontz a building permit because he refused to agree to unreasonable permit conditions. … Continue reading
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in our case, Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District. In this case, the District denied Coy Koontz permits to use 3.7 acres of a 15-acre lot, after he refused to acquiesce to its demand … Continue reading
I’ll be in studio with Armstrong & Getty this Friday morning at 8 am Pacific to discuss the Koontz case argued this week. You can listen online here. Update: I accidentally posted this a day too early. … Continue reading
You can read it here. … Continue reading
In our recent posts about the Koontz case and the ways government forces property owners to hand over things in exchange for building permits, we’ve focused primarily on government demands for money or property. But government sometimes demands other rights. … Continue reading
In only four days the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in PLF’s property rights case, Koontz. In recent posts, we’ve argued that Supreme Court precedents set out in Nollan and Dolan should apply to Koontz. Today and Monday … Continue reading
Today’s Washington Times carries this article by me and Ilya Shapiro about the Koontz case. Excerpt: The implications of this case go beyond issues of property rights. When officials start treating permits as a kind of benefit for which people … Continue reading