Horne v. Department of Agriculture
In brief
The Ninth Circuit can hear the handlers’ claim, but whether the marketing rules took their property remains undecided.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided 9-0 · June 10, 2013 · Opinion by Justice Thomas
- What it’s about
- Marvin Horne and other raisin handlers argued that marketing rules took their property and raised the claim as a defense in an Agriculture Department enforcement case.
- Who it affects
- Horne and the other handlers can pursue their claim in the Ninth Circuit, but the Court did not decide whether the marketing rules took their property.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Court overturned the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, decided that court could hear the claim, and sent the case back (remanded), without deciding whether the rules took the property.
Horne and the other handlers raised their property claim as a defense in an Agriculture Department enforcement case.
Question presented
1. Can the Takings Clause be used as a defense in actions regarding a government-mandated transfer of funds? 2. If so, does the Unites States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit have jurisdiction over the case?
What the Court decided
Holding
The Ninth Circuit has jurisdiction to decide petitioners’ takings claim. 673 F. 3d 1071, reversed and remanded.
- Result
- Reversed
The vote
What's next
The case returns to the Ninth Circuit, which can decide the handlers’ claim. The Supreme Court left open whether the rules took their property.
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