What at first seems like an unusual pairing actually makes sense upon closer inspection. (via Deadline: Legal Blog)
. Basically, the Minnesota county seized an elderly woman’s home over unpaid taxes, sold it, and kept profits that exceeded her tax debt. The justices sided with her under the Fifth Amendment’s “takings” clause, which says the government can’t take private property for public use without just compensation.
In a concurring opinion, however, GOP appointee Gorsuch and Democratic appointee Jackson joined forces on another part of the Constitution that the court’s unanimous opinion didn’t delve into: the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines. In an opinion by, the court ruled for Geraldine Tyler without needing to reach the fines issue.
So what is it about the appointees of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump that led them — and them alone — to reach an agreement here? It’s not the sort of thing they’d explain in writing, so we’re left to speculate.
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