Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia declined to dismiss a Section 1983 challenge against a West Virginia County in Grady v. Wood County. This ruling comes in the wake of the...more
On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued its opinions in Fair v. Continental Resources, No. S-21-074, and Nieveen v. TAX 106, No. S-21-364, following remand from the United States Supreme Court in the wake of Tyler v....more
8/26/2024
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Tyler v Hennepin County Minnesota
In a recent case, the Michigan Supreme Court issued an opinion in Schafer v. Kent County, No. 164975, addressing the critical issue of surplus equity stemming from a tax foreclosure within the context of the state...more
In February, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued its opinion in Metro T. Properties, LLC v. County of Wayne, No. 2:23-cv-11457-LVP-KGA, 2024 WL 644515 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 15, 2024). Few...more
“The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, but no more.”
Tyler v. Hennepin County, No. 22-166, Slip Op. at 14 (May 25, 2023) -
Less than a month after oral argument, the United States Supreme Court ruled...more
5/26/2023
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Tax Sales ,
Tyler v Hennepin County Minnesota