Nature of Cases

OCA lawyers have been and continue to be involved in significant property rights and takings cases in nearly every state and jurisdiction across the country. OCA attorneys have represented property owners in major cases nationwide and OCA has appeared as amici (“friends of the court”) in many others. Below are some examples of U.S. Supreme Court cases where OCA member attorneys were directly involved in litigating the case or where OCA filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of the property owner:

• Kaiser Aetna v. United States, 444 U.S. 164 (1979)
• Agins v. City of Tiburon, 447 U.S. 255 (1980)
• Preseault v. ICC, 494 U.S. 1 (1986)
• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Los Angeles County, 482 U.S. 304 (1987)
• Nollan v. Cal. Coastal Comm’n, 483 U.S. 825 (1987)
• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
• Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374 (1994)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd., 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, 533 U.S. 606 (2001)
• Tahoe-Sierra Pres. Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Reg’l Planning Agency, 535 U.S. 302 (2002)
• San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City and County of San Francisco, 545 U.S. 323 (2005)
• Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
• Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. vs. Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, 560 U.S. 702 (2010)
• Knick vs. Township of Scott, 588 U.S. (2019)