Wealth Taxation: Is There a Constitutional Limit?
Every generation inherits constitutional questions in factual contexts its predecessors never imagined. The Founding Fathers debated issues regarding tariffs, land taxes, and excise duties—not issues regarding billionaires whose fortunes exceed the gross domestic...
Supreme Court Limits Recovery in Tax-Foreclosure Takings Cases, But Leaves Important Questions Open
The Supreme Court issued an important property-rights decision this month in Pung v. Isabella County, a case that tested the limits of the Court’s landmark 2023 decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County. While the Court unanimously rejected a property owner’s attempt to...
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...
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...
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.