Marilyn Monroe’s Final Home Saved From Wrecking Ball by Court

The new owners of the home where Marilyn Monroe died in 1962 can’t continue their battle against Los Angeles to demolish the property, a federal judge said.

Brinah Milstein and reality-TV producer Tom Bank failed to state a viable claim that the city executed an unconstitutional taking when it designated the house a historic cultural monument, meaning it can’t be torn down or substantially altered without the city’s permission, the US District Court for the Central District of California said Wednesday. Judge Percy Anderson dismissed the plaintiffs’ claim, but gave them permission to amend the complaint to cure its defects. ...