"This decision affirms that property rights are fundamental and don't depend solely on state law. The court's ruling makes clear that home equity theft is not only unjust, but unconstitutional," she said.
Supreme Court sides with elderly woman who lost condo to Minnesota county
→
Christina Martin, the lawyer representing Ms. Tyler, said Hennepin County can't give any limits on when a government would cross the line in what it's collecting from a delinquent taxpayer in response to Justice Kagan's inquiry because "there is none," in the county's view.
Supreme Court feels pain of 94-year-old who lost condo to the county, which kept surplus from sale
→
