The Buckeye Institute, a think tank based in Ohio, has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to address the issue of compensating property owners for regulatory takings. Specifically, they are asking the Court to hear the case of El Papel v. Seattle and rule that the city of Seattle must compensate landlords for the temporary eviction ban imposed during the pandemic, even for non-paying renters.David C. Tryon, the director of litigation at The Buckeye Institute, emphasized the importance of the takings clause in the U.S. Constitution, which states that the.
This August, Ohio will be the third state in two years to ask voters to increase the threshold to approve state constitutional amendments from 50% to 60%.
By Kathiann M. Kowalski This article is provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism, in partnership with the nonprofit Energy News Network. Please join the free mailing lists for Eye on Ohio or the Energy News Network, as this helps provide more public service reporting. Ohio’s largest corruption case continues […]