John A. Reed, Gerald G. Kaluzny, and Rbk, Ltd. v. Village of Shorewood

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• recognizing that a defendant can deprive a plaintiff of its property right in a license without actually revoking it if defendant’s actions destroy the value of the plaintiffs licensed business forcing plaintiff to give up the license
• holding that 11 local officials deprived bar owners of constitutionally protected interest in their business 12 by repeatedly attempting to revoke the liquor license and interfering with the sale of the 13 bar, leading owners to close the business
• noting that “whether a license or other interest is property for purposes of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ... depends on state (or, where applicable, ... federal) law”
• reversing in part summary judgment for defendant acting as both mayor and local liquor commissioner
• urging courts to “look behind labels” and instead “ask whether under Illinois law” the in- terest in question is “securely and durably” the plaintiff’s
• urging courts to “look behind labels” and instead “ask whether under Illinois law” the in- terest in question is “securely and durably” the plaintiff’s

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