Articles From Aaron N. Gruen | Illinois State Bar Association

A new vague and contrived test for defining relevant property subject to regulatory takings claims By Aaron N. Gruen Local Government Law, May 2018 An overview of the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Murr v. Wisconsin and its new test for regulatory takings.

Implications of Koontz v. St. John’s River Water Management By Aaron N. Gruen Local Government Law, October 2013 A look at the implications of the Koontz decision for municipalities and developers engaging in the land use entitlement development process.

The changing meaning and purposes of the Public Use Limitation on Eminent Domain By Aaron N. Gruen Local Government Law, November 2005 The United States Constitution permits the condemnation of private property for “public use”; a power enumerated in the “Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.”

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