No. 22-913October Term 2023Decided Apr 16, 2024
DeVillier v. Texas
This case involves Texas property owners who sued the state for compensation after a highway barrier caused flooding on their land, arguing the damage constituted an uncompensated taking.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 16, 2024
- What it's about
This case involves Texas property owners who sued the state for compensation after a highway barrier caused flooding on their land, arguing the damage constituted an uncompensated taking. The Supreme Court vacated the lower court's decision, ruling that the property owners could pursue their claims through an existing cause of action under Texas state law.
Question presented
May a party sue a state directly under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Apr 16, 2024
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided April 16, 2024
The Court released its decision 91 days after oral argument on January 16, 2024. The median for cases argued in January is 127 days.
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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