Supreme Court Struggles with Right to Sue in Property Fight (1)

The US Supreme Court split on whether Texas landowners have a constitutional right to sue the state for compensation after they said a highway project flooded their properties.

During arguments on Tuesday, the justices grappled with whether the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause affords a legal right to seek payment when private property is taken by a government for public use.

Chief Justice John Roberts and other justices across the ideological divide questioned if the property owners have a right to seek payment in state court under state law.

Texas Solicitor General Aaron Nielson said the right to seek judicial review ...