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Andrus v. Allard

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Andrus v. Allard
Decided November 27, 1979
Full case nameAndrus v. Allard
Citations444 U.S. 51 (more)
Holding
A ban on the sale of a commodity already in a commercial inventory is not a taking when there is no requirement to surrender the commodity to the government.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinion
MajorityBrennan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Takings Clause, Eagle Protection Act

Andrus v. Allard, 444 U.S. 51 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a ban on the sale of a commodity already in a commercial inventory is not a taking when there is no requirement to surrender the commodity to the government.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Andrus v. Allard, 444 U.S. 51 (1979).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Taking of Property". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 500.
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