Hugh C. Porter v. Susan Diblasio, Dane County Humane Society, Paul W. Humphrey, and Dane County

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• holding that a state may not terminate an individual’s interest in seized animals without notice and a hearing
• considering what process was due before state could permanently deprive owner of property interest in horses
• “The presumption is that an individual is entitled to notice and an opportunity for a hearing prior to the state’s permanent deprivation of his property interest.” (emphasis added)
• “The presumption is that an individual is entitled to notice and an oppor- tunity for a hearing prior to the state’s permanent dep- rivation of his property interest.” (emphasis added)
• “The seizure and disposal of neglected animals falls squarely within the state’s police power. . . . As such, the state’s disposal of neglected animals falls within the class of property deprivations for which the Fifth Amendment does not require compensation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).