DeVillier v. Texas

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• holding that Texas state law provides a cause of action by which landowners could seek compensation owed to them under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
• holding money damages are “a remedy that is legal, not equitable, in nature”
• “We should not ‘assume the States will refuse to honor the Constitution,’ . . . because ‘States and their officers are [also] bound by obligations imposed by the Constitution.’” (alteration in original) (quoting Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706, 755 (1999))

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Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Porretto v. City of Galveston
  Fifth Circuit· 2024-08-21· cited 18×
• Elias Bochner v. City of New York
  Second Circuit· 2024-10-07· cited 6×
• United States v. Tyren Cervenak
  Sixth Circuit· 2025-04-02· cited 6×
• Colt v. New Jersey Tr. Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 2024-11-25
• Johnny Partain v. State of Texas
  Tex. App. Ct., 15th Dist.· 2025-05-28
• United States v. State of Texas
  Fifth Circuit· 2025-07-03
• AAR v. Jehmal Hudson
  Fourth Circuit· 2025-07-18
• the State of Texas // Patrick Cox, for Himself and as Agent for AOC Ranches, LLC; Team Advertising Services, Inc.; CCLHR Enterprises, LLC; And VPizza Restaurant 001, LLC v. Patrick Cox, for Himself and as Agent for AOC Ranches, LLC; Team Advertising Services, Inc.; CCLHR Enterprises, LLC; And VPizza Restaurant 001, LLC // Cross-Appellee, the State of Texas
  Tex. App. Ct., 15th Dist.· 2025-08-27
• Savage v. Westcott
  Fifth Circuit· 2025-09-29
• Hemphill v. St. Mary's County Housing Authority
  District of Columbia· 2026-02-06
• Association for Education Finance and Policy, Inc. v. McMahon
  District of Columbia· 2026-02-25
• MOUNTAIN WEST TOWING v. WEST JORDAN
  Court of Appeals of Utah· 2026-05-21
• the State of Texas // Patrick Cox, for Himself and as Agent for AOC Ranches, LLC; Team Advertising Services, Inc.; CCLHR Enterprises, LLC; And VPizza Restaurant 001, LLC v. Patrick Cox, for Himself and as Agent for AOC Ranches, LLC; Team Advertising Services, Inc.; CCLHR Enterprises, LLC; And VPizza Restaurant 001, LLC // Cross-Appellee, the State of Texas
  Tex. App. Ct., 15th Dist.· 2026-06-25

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
  Supreme Court· 2002-02-26· cited 8,748×
• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
  Supreme Court· 1926-11-22· cited 2,940×
• Alden v. Maine
  Supreme Court· 1999-06-23· cited 1,967×
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co.
  Supreme Court· 1906-02-19· cited 1,300×
• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-09· cited 1,264×
• Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose
  Supreme Court· 1990-06-11· cited 1,197×
• Egbert v. Boule
  Supreme Court· 2022-06-08· cited 977×
• Knick v. Township of Scott
  Supreme Court· 2019-06-21· cited 844×
• Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. Town of Morristown
  Supreme Court· 1928-02-20· cited 73×
• Cuyahoga River Power Co. v. City of Akron
  Supreme Court· 1916-03-20· cited 41×
• Devillier v. State of Texas
  Fifth Circuit· 2022-11-23· cited 4×