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takings clause
Coverage of takings clause in the Nexus archive.
- Michigan family gets Supreme Court support in foreclosure fairness bid
The Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision allowing a Michigan county to seize a family home for a $2,000 tax debt, sending the case back to assess whether the auction was fairly conducted. The court ruled the takings clause requires returning surplus proceeds from tax foreclosure sales based on the actual sale price, not hypothetical fair market value.