No. 20-107October Term 2020Decided Jun 23, 2021Updated May 25, 2026
Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid
This case asked whether California could require agricultural employers to let union organizers enter their property for limited periods without paying compensation.
Case status
Decided 6-3 · June 23, 2021 · Opinion by Chief Justice Roberts
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- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 23, 2021
- What it's about
This case asked whether California could require agricultural employers to let union organizers enter their property for limited periods without paying compensation. The nursery owners argued that giving outsiders a state-created right to physically enter private land takes part of their property rights, especially the right to exclude others.
Question presented
Whether the uncompensated appropriation of an easement that is limited in time effects a per se physical taking under the Fifth Amendment.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 23, 2021
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 23, 2021
The Court released its decision on June 23, 2021 without hearing oral argument.
Documents
Activity
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Brief added: Questions Presented
May 25, 2026 | Court records
Opinion added: opinion
Jun 23, 2021 | Court records
Brief added: Petition
Jul 29, 2020 | Court records
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