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· 5/8/1991

Cherokee Nation v. United States

Citations

  • 23 Cl. Ct. 117
  • 1991 U.S. Claims LEXIS 169
  • 1991 WL 74664

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that no property owner has ever prevailed on a zoning claim in the Seventh Circuit
  • explaining that “the idea in zoning cases is that the due process clause permits municipalities to use political methods to decide”
  • holding availability of common law writ of certiorari adequate process for zoning board delay
  • zoning classifications are not the measure of a property interest, but are legal restrictions on the use of property
  • zoning classifications are not the measure of a property interest, but are legal restrictions on the use of property
  • finding common law writ of certio-rari is enough to supply due process in zoning law cases

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Judges: III, Tidwell

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