A unanimous Supreme Court sided with a 94-year-old Minnesota woman who got no compensation when the government seized her home over a small unpaid tax bill. May 25, 2023, 11:45 AM The Supreme Court is seen, April 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C. “The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, but no more.” when the government seized her home over a small unpaid tax bill and pocketed the profit.
taking private property “A taxpayer who loses her $40,000 house to the state to fulfill a $15,000 tax debt has made a far greater contribution to the public fisc that she owed,” Roberts wrote. Tyler’s legal team applauded the ruling as a victory for property rights.
Geraldine Tyler and her family. Tyler, 94, is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to recoup money from a home seized and sold by Hennepin County, Minn., for an amount greater than taxes and fees she owed. headtopics.com
Thomas Berry, a constitutional lawyer with the CATO Institute, a libertarian think tank, also celebrated the ruling, saying, “After this decision, states will no longer be able to get away with the pernicious practice of ‘home equity theft.'”
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