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First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Los Angeles County
Case Date: 05/06/1987
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First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Los Angeles County, 482 U.S. 304 (1987), was a 6-3 decision of the United States Supreme Court. The Court held that the complete destruction of the value of property constituted a taking under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution even if that taking was temporary and the property was later restored.
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