Describe the legal and constitutional issue the Court was asked to rule.

This week we’re focusing on the legal underpinnings of urban planning. Choose one of the famous Supreme Court cases below to conduct a legal analysis. Your analysis needs to include the following: 1) the background of the case; 2) describe the legal and constitutional issue the Court was asked to rule on; 3) what was the ruling of the Court; 4) describe the constitutional reasoning of the majority opinion of the Court; 5) was there a dissenting opinion and what was it; 6) do you agree/disagree with the Court’s ruling and why (be sure to use legal reasoning in your analysis) and how it affects urban planning. This assignment should be 4 pages long.

Cases
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty, 272 U.S. 365 (1926)
Nollan v. California Coastal Commission, 483 U.S. 825 (1987)
Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374 (1994)

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