No COVID Exception to the Takings Clause: Eleventh Circuit Vindicates Beachfront Owners in Major Physical Takings Decision
In a significant victory for property owners—and an important reaffirmation of Fifth Amendment protections—the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that Walton County, Florida effected a compensable physical taking when it barred beachfront landowners from...
Taking Justice to the Supreme Court: The Fight for Property Rights in the Wake of Puerto Rico’s Debt Restructuring
In Dinh v. United States, Marzulla Law has once again brought a case of profound constitutional importance to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. The petition, filed on October 29, 2025, asks the Court to address a fundamental question: Can Congress, by creating and...
Ninth Circuit Finds Property Rights in Unemployment Benefits
Ninth Circuit Finds Property Rights in Unemployment Benefits When the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the United States in early 2020, millions of Americans suddenly found themselves out of work. To cushion the blow, Congress passed the CARES Act, which created the...
Fighting for Water Rights: Fresno and Friant Growers Take Their Case to Supreme Court
By Nancie G. Marzulla and George Grenzer In early September 2025, a coalition of California cities, irrigation districts, and family farmers—represented in part by Marzulla Law—filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. The petition...
Property Rights Victory in the Works? Trump Administration May Issue Executive Order on Taking Under the ESA
By Nancie G. Marzulla and George Grenzer Imagine that you have spent decades tending to a ranch, planting crops, or carefully managing a plot of timber. One day, a letter arrives: the federal government has designated your property as “critical habitat” for an...
Your Guide on How to Protect Your Rights in Federal Takings and Inverse Condemnation Actions
Are you facing a taking from the government? Need to understand what a taking is and what you can do about it? Read our Takings Law Guide.