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Petition of the day

By
West Wall Frieze

Thepetition of the day is:

17-1656

Issues:(1) Whether the Louisiana Supreme Court erred when it held that the Fifth Amendments public use requirement is a question of fact to be resolved in the trial court, subject only to manifest error review on appeal; and (2) whether the Fifth and 14th Amendments prohibit the government from taking a fully-functioning private facility with the intent to lease it to another private entity to operate when the revenues earned from those operations are to be shared by both the local government entity and its favored private actor.

Cases: Violet Dock Port Inc., LLC v. St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 26, 2018, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/06/petition-of-the-day-1409/