city monterey del monte dunes monterey et argued october decided may petitioner city imposed rigorous demands five times rejected applications develop parcel land owned respondent del monte dunes predecessor interest del monte dunes brought suit district submitted case jury del monte dunes theory city effected regulatory taking otherwise injured property unlawful acts without paying compensation providing adequate postdeprivation remedy loss instructed jury find del monte dunes found either del monte dunes denied economically viable use property city decision reject final development proposal substantially advance legitimate public purpose jury found del monte dunes affirming ninth circuit ruled inter alia district err allowing del monte dunes takings claim tried jury del monte dunes right jury trial whether del monte dunes denied economically viable use property whether city denial final proposal substantially advanced legitimate public interests facts case questions suitable jury jury reasonably decided questions del monte dunes favor held judgment affirmed affirmed justice kennedy delivered opinion except part concluding ninth circuit discussion standard dolan city tigard irrelevant disposition case although believes dolan standard inapposite case one jury instructions mention proportionality let alone require jury find del monte dunes unless city actions roughly proportional asserted interests discussion furthermore unnecessary sustain jury verdict given ninth circuit holding del monte dunes proffered evidence sufficient rebut city reasons denying final development plan pp holding jury found city denial final development plan reasonably related legitimate public interests ninth circuit impermissibly adopt rule allowing wholesale interference judge jury municipal policies laws routine regulatory decisions city proposed essence jury instructions contend instructions provide accurate statement law event instructions consistent previous general discussions regulatory takings liability see agins city tiburon given city challenge applicability continued viability authorities declines suggestions amici revisit extent city contends district judgment based upon jury determination reasonableness general zoning laws policies argument squared neither jury instructions theory case tried confined question whether light case history context city particular decision deny del monte dunes final development proposal reasonably related city proffered justifications extent city argues matter law decisions immune judicial scrutiny circumstances position contrary settled regulatory takings principles rejected pp district properly submitted question liability del monte dunes regulatory takings claim jury pp propriety submission depends whether del monte dunes statutory constitutional right jury trial nature extent right confer jury right authorizes action law redress deprivation federal right color state law constitutional question must reached interpretation seventh amendment provides suits common law right trial jury shall preserved guided historical analysis comprising two principal inquiries whether cause action either tried law time founding least analogous one whether particular trial decision must fall jury order preserve substance right existed markman westview instruments pp del monte dunes suit action law seventh amendment purposes pp amendment applies causes action also statutory causes action analogous causes action ordinarily decided english law courts late century opposed customarily heard courts equity admiralty feltner columbia pictures television suit seeking legal relief action law within seventh amendment meaning undisputed amendment adopted action equivalent settled law however amendment jury guarantee extends statutory claims unknown common law long claims said soun basically tort seek legal relief curtis loether doubt claims sound tort see heck humphrey del monte dunes sought legal relief form damages unconstitutional denial compensation damages constitutional violation legal remedy see teamsters terry pp particular liability issues proper determination jury pp making determination looks history determine whether particular issues analogous ones decided judge jury suits common law time seventh amendment adopted history provide clear answer looks precedent functional considerations markman supra precise analogue specific test liability submitted jury case although guidance provided fact suits sounding tort money damages questions liability usually decided jury rather judge none regulatory takings precedents addressed proper allocation liability determinations judge jury explicit terms williamson county regional planning hamilton bank johnson city assumed propriety submitting jury question whether county planning commission denied plaintiff landowner economically viable use property however williamson direct holding guidance must found considerations process function pp actions law otherwise within purview seventh amendment issue whether landowner deprived economically viable use property jury issue predominantly factual pennsylvania coal mahon actions law issues cases allocated jury see baltimore carolina line redman pp although question whether decision substantially advances legitimate public interests probably best understood mixed question fact law narrow question submitted jury whether viewed light context protracted history development application process city decision reject particular development plan bore reasonable relationship proffered justifications question essentially nature thus properly submitted jury seventh amendment holding limited various respects address jury role ordinary inverse condemnation suit attempt precise demarcation respective provinces judge jury determining whether zoning decision substantially advances legitimate governmental interests extend contexts del monte dunes argument city followed zoning ordinances policies rather done often true actions disputed questions whether government denied constitutional right acting outside bounds authority extent resulting damages questions jury pp justice kennedy joined chief justice justice stevens justice thomas concluded part city request create exception general seventh amendment rule governing actions claims alleging violations fifth amendment takings clause must rejected pp declined contexts classify actions based nature underlying right asserted city provides persuasive justification adopting different rule seventh amendment purposes even analyzed action simpliciter action seeking redress uncompensated taking del monte dunes suit remains action law contrary city submission formal condemnation proceeding said constitutional jury right reynolds controlling analogy analogy rendered inapposite fundamental differences condemnation proceeding action redress uncompensated taking important government initiates condemnation proceedings concedes landowner right receive compensation seeks mere determination amount compensation due liability simply issue difference renders analogy unhelpful inapposite see bonaparte camden amboy cas cc nj moreover government condemns property public use provides landowner forum seeking compensation required constitution see first english evangelical lutheran church glendale county los angeles condemnation proceedings fact deny landowner compensation government actions neither unconstitutional unlawful williamson supra case however del monte dunes denied property also compensation even adequate forum seeking circumstances original understanding takings clause historical practice support conclusion cause action sounds tort analogous various actions lay common law recover damages interference property interests actions right trial jury see feltner supra city argument constitution allows government take property public use taking purpose tortious unlawful rejected government repudiates duty provide compensation see first english supra violates constitution actions unlawful tortious pp justice scalia concluded seventh amendment provides respondents right jury trial claim actions must treated alike insofar right concerned section establishes unique least distinctive cause action legal duty basis relief ultimately defined statute extrinsic body law statute refers namely federal rights elsewhere conferred baker mccollan question action analogous generic suit seeking compensation fifth amendment taking action analogous claim concluded claims characterized way wilson garcia tort actions recovery damages personal injuries pp clear cause action damages tort action jury trial provided common law see curtis loether pp trial properly submitted particular issues raised respondents claim jury question whether deprived economically viable use property presents primarily question fact appropriate jury consideration question whether petitioner rejection respondents building plans substantially advanced legitimate public purpose subquestion whether government asserted basis challenged action represents legitimate state interest properly removed jury cognizance subquestion whether legitimate state interest substantially furthered challenged government action least highly particularized context present case jury question pp kennedy announced judgment delivered opinion unanimous respect parts ii opinion respect parts iii rehnquist stevens scalia thomas joined opinion respect part rehnquist stevens thomas joined scalia filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment souter filed opinion concurring part dissenting part ginsburg breyer joined city monterey petitioner del monte dunes monterey del monte dunes corporation writ certiorari appeals ninth circuit may justice kennedy delivered opinion except part case began attempts respondent del monte dunes predecessor interest develop parcel land within jurisdiction petitioner city monterey city series repeated rejections denied proposals develop property time imposing rigorous demands developers del monte dunes brought suit district northern district california rev stat protracted litigation case submitted jury del monte dunes theory city effected regulatory taking otherwise injured property unlawful acts without paying compensation providing adequate postdeprivation remedy loss jury found del monte dunes appeals affirmed petitioner contends regulatory takings claim decided jury appeals adopted erroneous standard regulatory takings liability need decide questions presented petitioner need examine points given appeals decision affirm controlling question whether given city apparent concession instructions correct statement law matter properly submitted jury conclude judgment appeals affirmed property respondent predecessor interest landowners sought develop acre parcel located city monterey near city boundary north highway enters exception ocean state park located northeast parcel virtually surrounded railroad properties devoted industrial commercial multifamily residential uses parcel zoned multifamily residential use city general zoning ordinance parcel untouched urban industrial proximities sewer line housed dunes covered jute matting surrounded snow fencing traversed property trash dumped violation law accumulated premises parcel used many years oil company terminal tank farm large quantities oil delivered stored reshipped company stopped using site removed oil tanks left behind tank pads industrial complex pieces pipe broken concrete sand company introduced nonnative ice plant prevent erosion control soil conditions around oil tanks ice plant secretes substance forces plants compatible parcel natural flora time landowners sought develop property ice plant spread percent parcel absent human intervention continue advance endangering perhaps eliminating parcel remaining natural vegetation natural flora ice plant encroached upon included buckwheat natural habitat endangered smith blue butterfly butterfly lives one week travels maximum feet must land mature flowering buckwheat plant survive searches butterfly yielded single larva discovered specimens found property parcel quite isolated possible habitats butterfly landowners submitted application develop property conformance city zoning general plan requirements although zoning requirements permitted development housing units per acre units entire parcel landowners proposal limited residential units city planning commission denied application stated proposal units receive favorable consideration keeping suggestion landowners submitted revised proposal units late however planning commission denied application commission requested reduction scale development time saying plan units received favor landowners returned drawing board prepared proposal units previous statements notwithstanding planning commission denied landowners appealed city council overruled planning commission denial referred project back commission instructions consider proposal units landowners reduced scope development proposal comply city request submitted four specific detailed site plans total units whole parcel even planning commission rejected landowners proposal later landowners appealed city council council overruled commission finding proposal conceptually satisfactory conformance city previous decisions regarding inter alia density number units location property access council approved one site plans subject various specific conditions granted conditional use permit proposed development landowners spent next year revising proposal taking steps fulfill city conditions final plan submitted devoted acres public open space including public beach areas restoration preservation buckwheat habitat acres open landscaped areas acres public private streets including public parking access beach acres allocated buildings patios plan designed accordance city demands provide public beach buffer zone development adjoining state park view corridors buildings visible motorists nearby highway proposal also called restoring preserving much sand dune structure buckwheat habitat possible consistent development city requirements detailed review proposed buildings roads parking facilities city architectural review committee approved plan following hearings planning commission commission professional staff found final plan addressed substantially satisfied city conditions proposed planning commission make specific findings effect recommended plan approved january less two months landowners conditional use permit expire planning commission rejected recommendation staff denied development plan landowners appealed city council also requesting extension permit allow time attempt comply additional requirements council might impose permit extended hearing held city council june hearing city council denied final plan declining specify measures landowners take satisfy concerns raised council also refusing extend conditional use permit allow time address concerns council decision moreover came time sewer moratorium issued another agency prevented least delayed development based new plan council base decision landowners failure meet specific conditions earlier prescribed city rather council made general findings landowners provided adequate access development even though landowners twice changed specific access plans comply city demands maintained satisfy city new objections granted extension plan layout damage environment even though location development property necessitated city demands public beach view corridors buffer zone next state park plan disrupt habitat smith blue butterfly even though plan remove encroaching ice plant preserve restore buckwheat habitat almost half property even though one larva ever found property five years five formal decisions different site plans tr respondent del monte dunes decided city permit development property circumstances del monte dunes commenced suit city district northern district california alleging inter alia denial final development proposal violation due process equal protection provisions fourteenth amendment uncompensated unconstitutional regulatory taking district dismissed claims unripe williamson county regional planning hamilton bank johnson city grounds del monte dunes neither obtained definitive decision development city allow sought compensation state appeals reversed reviewing length history attempts develop property found require additional proposals implicate concerns repetitive unfair procedures expressed macdonald sommer frates yolo county city decision sufficiently final render del monte dunes claim ripe review also found state california provided compensatory remedy temporary regulatory takings city issued final denial see first english evangelical lutheran church glendale county los angeles del monte dunes required pursue relief state precondition federal relief see remand district determined city objections submit del monte dunes takings equal protection claims jury reserve substantive due process claim decision del monte dunes argued jury although city right regulate property combined effect city various demands development invisible highway buffer provided development state park public provided beach force development bowl area parcel result del monte dunes argued city subsequent decision bowl contained sensitive buckwheat habitat disturbed blocked development portion property see tr conceding legitimacy city stated regulatory purposes del monte dunes emphasized tortuous protracted history attempts develop property well shifting sometimes inconsistent positions taken city throughout process argued treated unfair irrational manner del monte dunes also submitted evidence designed undermine validity asserted factual premises city denial final proposal suggest city considered buying inducing state buy property public use early reserving money purpose delaying abandoning plans financial reasons see state california purchase property pendency litigation may bolstered credibility del monte dunes position close argument district instructed jury find del monte dunes found either del monte dunes denied economically viable use property city decision reject plaintiff unit development proposal substantially advance legitimate public purpose app respect first inquiry jury instructed relevant part follows purpose taking claim find plaintiff denied economically viable use property result city regulatory decision remains permissible beneficial use property proving whether plaintiff denied economically viable use property enough plaintiff show challenged action city property diminished value suffer serious economic loss result city actions ibid respect second inquiry jury received following instruction public bodies city authority take actions substantially advance legitimate public interest legitimate public interest include protecting environment preserving open space agriculture protecting health safety citizens regulating quality community looking development one jobs jurors decide city decision substantially advanced legitimate public purpose regulatory actions city agency substantially advanc legitimate public purpose action bears reasonable relationship objective preponderance evidence establishes reasonable relationship city denial proposal legitimate public purpose find favor plaintiff find existed reasonable relationship city decision legitimate public purpose find favor city long regulatory action city substantially advances legitimate public purpose underlying motives reasons inquired essence instructions proposed city see tr june jury delivered general verdict del monte dunes takings claim separate verdict del monte dunes equal protection claim damages award million tr jury verdict district ruled city substantive due process claim stating ruling inconsistent jury verdict equal protection takings claim app pet cert later denied city motions new trial judgment matter law appeals affirmed first ruled district err allowing del monte dunes regulatory takings claim tried jury del monte dunes right jury trial whether del monte dunes denied economically viable use property whether city denial final proposal substantially advanced legitimate public interests facts case questions suitable jury ruled sufficient evidence presented jury reasonably decided questions del monte dunes favor upholding verdict regulatory takings claim sufficient support award damages address equal protection claim questions presented city petition certiorari whether issues liability properly submitted jury del monte dunes regulatory takings claim whether appeals impermissibly based decision standard allowed jury reweigh reasonableness city decision whether appeals erred assuming standard dolan city tigard applied case granted certiorari address questions reverse order ii course holding reasonable jury found city denial final proposal substantially related legitimate public interests appeals stated ven city legitimate interest denying del monte development application action must roughly proportional furthering interest city denial must related nature extent impact proposed development quoting dolan supra although general sense concerns proportionality animate takings clause see armstrong fifth amendment guarantee designed bar government forcing people alone bear public burdens fairness justice borne public whole extended test dolan beyond special context exactions decisions conditioning approval development dedication property public use see dolan supra nollan california coastal rule applied dolan considers whether dedications demanded conditions development proportional development anticipated impacts designed address readily applicable much different questions arising landowner challenge based excessive exactions denial development believe accordingly test dolan inapposite case one instructions given jury however mention proportionality let alone require find del monte dunes unless city actions roughly proportional asserted interests appeals discussion rough proportionality conclude unnecessary decision sustain jury verdict although stated ignificant evidence supports del monte claim city actions disproportional nature extent impact proposed development holding del monte provided evidence sufficient rebut reasons denying final proposal taken together del monte argued city reasons denying application invalid unfairly intended forestall reasonable development dunes light evidence proffered del monte city incorrectly argued rational juror conclude city denial del monte application lacked sufficient nexus stated objectives given holding unnecessary appeals discuss rough proportionality irrelevant disposition case iii city challenges appeals holding jury found city denial final development plan reasonably related legitimate public interests although somewhat obscure city argument cast challenge sufficiency evidence rather city maintains appeals adopted legal standard regulatory takings liability allows juries public policy city proposed essence instructions given jury contend instructions provide accurate statement law event although provided neither definitive statement elements claim temporary regulatory taking thorough explanation nature applicability requirement regulation substantially advance legitimate public interests outside context required dedications exactions nollan supra note trial instructions consistent previous general discussions regulatory takings liability see dolan supra lucas south carolina coastal council yee escondido nollan supra keystone bituminous coal assn debenedictis riverside bayview homes agins city tiburon city challenge applicability continued viability general test regulatory takings liability recited ties upon jury instructions appear modeled given posture case us decline suggestions amici revisit precedents extent city contends judgment sustained appeals based upon jury determination reasonableness general zoning laws policies argument squared neither instructions given jury theory case tried instructions ask jury whether city zoning ordinances policies unreasonable whether city decision reject plaintiff unit development proposal substantially advance legitimate public purpose app whether reasonable relationship city denial proposal legitimate public purpose furthermore del monte dunes lawyers explicit conceding case right city case city monterey regulate land tr see also proposals made keeping mind various regulations requirements heights setbacks densities case right set height limits right talk want access case accept today society cities counties tell land owner reasonable extent property though presented review del monte dunes equal protection argument received treatment inconsistent zoning decisions made favor owners similar properties jury verdict del monte dunes claim confirm understanding jury del monte dunes complaint general laws ordinances particular zoning decision instructions regarding city decision also allow jury consider reasonableness per se customized ad hoc conditions imposed property development del monte dunes suggest otherwise contrary del monte dunes disclaimed theory case express terms del monte dunes partnership file lawsuit complaining giving public beach keeping development view shed devoting giving state habitat area property going given away public use forever filed lawsuit see also conceding city may ask owner give away third property without getting dime compensation providing parking lots public habitats butterfly boardwalks rather jury instructed consider whether city denial final proposal reasonably related legitimate public purpose even regard issue however jury given free rein city policies rather jury instructed unmistakable terms various purposes asserted city legitimate public interests see app jury furthermore asked evaluate city decision isolation rather context particular light tortuous protracted history attempts develop property see tr although del monte dunes allowed introduce evidence challenging asserted factual bases city decision also highlighted shifting nature city demands inconsistency decision recommendation professional staff well previous decisions see del monte dunes also introduced evidence city longstanding interest acquiring property public use see short question submitted jury issue confined whether light history context case city particular decision deny del monte dunes final development proposal reasonably related city proffered justifications question couched moreover instruction proposed essence city city made objection thus despite protests city amici clear appeals adopt rule takings law allowing wholesale interference judge jury municipal policies laws routine regulatory decisions extent city argues matter law decisions immune judicial scrutiny circumstances position contrary settled regulatory takings principles reject claim error iv next address whether proper district submit question liability del monte dunes regulatory takings claim jury district city agreed proper jury assess damages see supplemental memorandum petitioner trial issues nd cal record doc appeals recognized answer depends whether del monte dunes statutory constitutional right jury trial nature extent right del monte dunes asserts right jury trial conferred seventh amendment precedents efore inquiring applicability seventh amendment must first ascertain whether construction statute fairly possible constitutional question may avoided feltner columbia pictures television quoting tull accord curtis loether character vital seventh amendment analysis statute confer jury right see feltner supra quoting tull supra discern congressional intent grant right jury section authorizes party deprived federal right color state law seek relief action law suit equity proper proceeding redress del monte dunes contends phrase action law term art implying right jury trial disagree necessary implication lorillard pons found statutory right jury trial part statute authorized legal relief decision however rest solely statute use phrase relied well statute explicit incorporation procedures fair labor standards act interpreted guarantee trial jury private actions decline accordingly find statutory jury right based solely authorization action law consequence must reach constitutional question seventh amendment provides suits common law value controversy shall exceed twenty dollars right trial jury shall preserved consistent textual mandate jury right preserved interpretation amendment guided historical analysis comprising two principal inquiries ask first whether dealing cause action either tried law time founding least analogous one markman westview instruments action question belongs law category ask whether particular trial decision must fall jury order preserve substance right existed ibid respect first inquiry recognized suits common law include merely suits common law recognized among old settled proceedings also suits legal rights ascertained determined contradistinction equitable rights alone recognized equitable remedies administered parsons bedford pet seventh amendment thus applies causes action also statutory causes action analogous causes action ordinarily decided english law courts late century opposed customarily heard courts equity admiralty feltner supra quoting granfinanciera nordberg accord curtis supra del monte dunes brought suit pursuant vindicate constitutional rights hold suit seeking legal relief action law within meaning seventh amendment justice scalia concurring opinion presents comprehensive convincing analysis historical constitutional reasons conclusion agree analysis conclusion undisputed seventh amendment adopted action equivalent framed specific terms vindicating constitutional rights settled law however seventh amendment jury guarantee extends statutory claims unknown common law long claims said soun basically tort seek legal relief curtis justice scalia explains see post doubt claims brought pursuant sound tort tort actions provide redress interference protected personal property interests provides relief invasions rights protected federal law recognizing essential character statute repeatedly noted creates species tort liability heck humphrey quoting memphis community school dist stachura interpreted statute light background tort liability monroe pape overruled grounds monell new york city dept social accord heck supra settled understanding seventh amendment thus compel conclusion suit legal relief brought statute action law del monte dunes sought legal relief entitled proceed federal time city actions state california provide compensatory remedy temporary regulatory takings see first english constitutional injury alleged therefore property taken taken without compensation city paid property adequate postdeprivation remedy available del monte dunes suffered constitutional injury taking alone see williamson statutory action accrue denied compensation strict sense del monte dunes sought compensation per se rather damages unconstitutional denial compensation damages constitutional violation legal remedy see teamsters terry generally action money damages traditional form relief offered courts quoting curtis supra even viewed simple suit compensation believe del monte dunes action sought essentially legal relief recognized general rule monetary relief legal feltner quoting teamsters terry supra compensation moreover differs equitable restitution monetary remedies available equity determining compensation question owner lost taker gained boston chamber commerce boston name suggests compensation like ordinary money damages compensatory remedy recognized compensation purpose traditionally associated legal relief feltner supra del monte dunes statutory suit sounded tort sought legal relief action law attempt avoid force conclusion city urges us look statutory basis del monte dunes claim rather underlying constitutional right asserted least city asks us create exception general seventh amendment rule governing actions claims alleging violations takings clause fifth amendment see new port largo monroe county finding tension ninth circuit decision case right jury trial takings claim brought jury role estimating compensation condemnation proceedings inconsistent unclear time seventh amendment adopted said constitutional right jury eminent domain proceedings reynolds accord bauman ross city submits analogy formal condemnation proceedings controlling jury right justice scalia notes see post declined contexts classify actions based nature underlying right asserted city provides persuasive justification adopting different rule seventh amendment purposes even analyzed action simpliciter however action seeking redress uncompensated taking del monte dunes suit remains action law although condemnation proceedings spring fifth amendment right compensation incorporated fourteenth amendment applicable see first english supra citing jacobs condemnation action differs important respects action redress uncompensated taking important government initiates condemnation proceedings concedes landowner right receive compensation seeks mere determination amount compensation due liability simply issue result even condemnation proceedings appropriate analogy condemnation practice provide little guidance specific question whether del monte dunes entitled jury determination liability difference renders analogy condemnation proceedings unhelpful also inapposite government takes property without initiating condemnation proceedings shifts landowner burden discover encroachment take affirmative action recover compensation clarke even government dispute seizure property obligation pay mere shifting initiative condemning authority condemnee place landowner significant disadvantage cf important legal practical differences inverse condemnation suit condemnation proceeding stat recognizing least implicitly added burden providing recovery attorney fees cases government seizes property without initiating condemnation proceedings ordinary condemnation cases government denies liability fails provide adequate postdeprivation remedy thus refusing submit question liability impartial arbiter disadvantage owner becomes greater least circumstances analogy ordinary condemnation procedures simply untenable conclusion confirmed precedent early authority finding jury right condemnation proceeding ground condemnation involve determination legal rights liability undisputed therefore opinion trial jury preserved inviolate sense constitution criminal cases civil cases right controversy law secured party cases description condemnation proceedings right take right compensation admitted question amount may submitted impartial tribunal legislature may designate bonaparte camden amboy railroad cas ccd baldwin circuit justice although justice souter dissenting opinion takes issue distinction arguments unpersuasive first correctly notes government initiates formal condemnation procedures landowner may question whether proposed taking public use landowner raises issue however seeks establish government liability damages prevent government taking property dissent recognizes relief desired landowner making contention analogous damages injunction surprise landowner entitled jury trial entitlement remedy sounds law equity second dissent refers diversity rationales underlying early state cases right direct condemnee jury trial considered decided post dissent mentions rationale government immune suit damages qualify remedy provides dispensing right jury trial cases cited proposition two cases antedating adoption fourteenth amendment federal case implicate fifth amendment even sovereign immunity rationale retains vitality cases amendment applicable cf first english neither limited coextensive takings claims rather apply constitutional suits federal government constitutional suits one municipalities like city monterey third dissent contends distinction drawn absent condemnation cases even true obvious equally absent decisions analysis principle extend beyond narrow context direct condemnation suits actions one rather apparent even passages quoted dissent see post cases rely perception historical english colonial practice direct condemnation cases nothing cases detracts authorities cited opinion support distinction draw direct condemnation suit like one finally existence different historical practice distinguishes direct condemnation ordinary tort case defendant concedes liability see post condemnation proceedings differ instant cause action another fundamental respect well government condemns property public use provides landowner forum seeking compensation required constitution see first english supra condemnation proceedings fact deny landowner compensation government actions neither unconstitutional unlawful see williamson fifth amendment proscribe taking property proscribes taking without compensation even government takes property without initiating condemnation proceedings constitutional violation unless state fails provide adequate postdeprivation remedy property loss quoting hudson palmer case however del monte dunes denied property also compensation even adequate forum seeking gravamen claim circumstances conclude cause action sounds tort analogous various actions lay common law recover damages interference property interests conclusion consistent original understanding takings clause historical practice early opinions nearly contemporaneous adoption bill rights suggested government took property failed provide means obtaining compensation action recover damages government actions sound tort see lindsay commissioners bay opinion waties suppose sue nature action founded contract none must tort must action trespass jury give reparation damages acknowledging act legislature authorizing uncompensated takings tortious act emphases original gardner village newburgh johns ch kent ch uncompensated governmental interference property right support tort action law nuisance consistent understanding matter historical practice government taken property without providing adequate means obtaining redress suits recover compensation framed tort actions see richards washington terminal nuisance pumpelly green bay wall trespass case barron ex rel tiernan mayor baltimore pet unspecified tort bradshaw rodgers johns trespass tort actions descriptions lay common law blackstone commentaries laws england ch trespass trespass case ch trespass case nuisance actions suits common law right trial jury see feltner actions case like actions law tried juries justice souter criticism reliance early authorities misses point analysis contend landowners always successful dissent makes clear prior adoption fourteenth amendment concomitant incorporation takings clause variety obstacles including various traditional immunities lack constitutional right resulting possibility legislative justification stood way landowner sought redress uncompensated taking rather point suits attempted understood sound tort therefore ironic dissent invokes law review article discussing suits entitled first constitutional tort remedial revolution state compensation law post citing brauneis vand rev true dissenting opinion observes claims compensation sometimes brought quasi contract rather tort see lynah overruled grounds chicago comparing claims compensation brought claims brought tort historical existence quasi contract suits compensation nothing undermine seventh amendment analysis however since quasi contract frequently available victim tort elected waive tort proceed instead quasi contract see prosser law torts event quasi contract action law see palmer restitution woodward quasi contracts city argues constitution allows government take property public use taking purpose tortious unlawful reject conclusion although government acts lawfully pursuant proper authorization takes property provides compensation government action lawful solely assumes duty imposed constitution provide compensation see first english citing jacobs government repudiates duty either denying compensation fact refusing provide procedures compensation may sought violates constitution circumstances government actions unconstitutional unlawful tortious well see gardner village newburgh supra render exercise eminent domain power valid government must provide landowner fair compensation ntil provision made affording compensation unjust contrary first principles government deprive plaintiff property rights absent provision plaintiff entitled action law interruption right beatty taking property condemnation power eminent domain compulsory party deprived property effect lawful trespass committed sovereign lawful condition damages inflicted trespass paid injured party analogy suit common law trespass close complete argument uncompensated taking tortious landowner seeks compensation rather additional damages deprivation remedy reveals misunderstanding simply put constitutional tortious injury landowner denied compensation damages landowner entitled injury measured compensation denied neither surprising significant decided del monte dunes suit action law must determine whether particular issues liability proper determination jury see markman westview instruments actions law issues proper jury must submitted preserve right jury resolution ultimate dispute guaranteed seventh amendment determine whether issues proper jury possible using historical method much characterizing suits actions within issues arise look history determine whether particular issues analogous ones decided judge jury suits common law time seventh amendment adopted history provide clear answer look precedent functional considerations exact analogue del monte dunes suit identified common law also find precise analogue specific test liability submitted jury case know suits sounding tort money damages questions liability decided jury rather judge cases allocation preserved jury role resolving often heart dispute plaintiff defendant although general observations provide guidance proper allocation judge jury liability issues case establish definitive answer look next existing precedents although decided many regulatory takings cases none decisions addressed proper allocation liability determinations judge jury explicit terms surprising regulatory takings decisions reviewed suits see riverside bayview homes hodel virginia surface mining reclamation suits decided state courts see dolan city tigard lucas south carolina coastal council nollan california coastal first english evangelical lutheran church glendale county los angeles suits seeking injunctive relief see keystone bituminous coal assn debenedictis settled law seventh amendment apply contexts lehman nakshian suits curtis suits brought state parsons suits seeking equitable relief williamson review regulatory takings case plaintiff landowner sued county planning commission federal money damages whether commission denied plaintiff economically viable use property submitted jury although consider point assumed propriety procedure clear whether jury found respondent denied reasonable beneficial use property eight objections met grant variance accordingly commission determines variances granted impossible jury find record whether respondent unable derive economic benefit land williamson direct holding however must look guidance turn next considerations process function actions law predominantly factual issues cases allocated jury see baltimore carolina line redman allocation rests firm historical foundation see coke institutes ad quaestionem facti non respondent judices ad quaestionem juris non respondent juratores serves preserve right jury resolution ultimate dispute markman supra almost inception regulatory takings doctrine held whether regulation property goes far must exercise eminent domain compensation sustain act depends upon particular facts pennsylvania coal mahon accord keystone bituminous coal supra consistent understanding described determinations liability regulatory takings cases essentially ad hoc factual inquiries lucas supra quoting penn central transp new york city requiring complex factual assessments purposes economic effects government actions yee accordance pronouncements hold issue whether landowner deprived economically viable use property predominantly factual question implied acknowledgment procedure williamson supra suggests actions law otherwise within purview seventh amendment question jury jury role determining whether decision substantially advances legitimate public interests within meaning regulatory takings doctrine presents difficult question although cases make clear inquiry involves essential factual component see yee supra doubt legal aspect well probably best understood mixed question fact law case narrow question submitted jury whether viewed light context protracted history development application process city decision reject particular development plan bore reasonable relationship proffered justifications see part iii supra appeals recognized question essentially nature internal quotation marks omitted alteration appeals circumstances hold proper submit narrow factbound question jury note limitations seventh amendment holding address jury role ordinary inverse condemnation suit action brought context jury role vindicating constitutional rights long recognized federal courts federal moreover entertain takings claim unless complaining landowner denied adequate postdeprivation remedy even state california suit arose provides facially adequate procedure obtaining compensation temporary takings one decision also circumscribed conceptual reach posture case present appropriate occasion define precision elements temporary regulatory takings claim although city objected submitting issues liability jury approved instructions submitted jury therefore basis challenge reasons attempt precise demarcation respective provinces judge jury determining whether zoning decision substantially advances legitimate governmental interests city amici suggest sustaining judgment undermine uniformity law eviscerate state local zoning authority subjecting decisions plenary potentially inconsistent jury review decision raises specter del monte dunes bring broad challenge constitutionality city general ordinances policies holding extend challenge sort context determination whether statutory purposes legitimate whether purposes though legitimate furthered law general policy might well fall within province judge gravamen del monte dunes complaint even city general regulations unreasonable applied del monte dunes property address proper trial allocation various questions might arise context rather extent del monte dunes challenge premised unreasonable governmental action theory argued tried jury city denial final development permit inconsistent city general ordinances policies even shifting ad hoc restrictions previously imposed city del monte dunes argument short city followed zoning ordinances policies rather done often true actions disputed questions whether government denied constitutional right acting outside bounds authority extent resulting damages questions jury reasons stated judgment appeals affirmed ordered city monterey petitioner del monte dunes monterey del monte dunes corporation writ certiorari appeals ninth circuit may justice scalia concurring part concurring judgment join except part justice kennedy opinion view actions must treated alike insofar seventh amendment right jury trial concerned right exists monetary damages sought issues submitted jury present case properly sent rev stat creates duty refrain interference federal rights others provides money damages injunctive relief violation duty since statute confers right jury trial right found application seventh amendment guarantees jury suits common law value controversy shall exceed twenty dollars determining whether particular cause action ui common law within meaning provision must examine whether tried law analogous cause see granfinanciera nordberg whether seeks relief legal equitable nature see tull fundamental difference view case justice souter believe establishes unique least distinctive cause action legal duty basis relief ultimately defined statute extrinsic body law statute refers namely federal rights elsewhere conferred baker mccollan respect speak prism many different lights may pass unlike justice souter believe analyzing cause action seventh amendment purposes proper focus prism particular ray happens passing present case seventh amendment inquiry looks first nature statutory feltner columbia pictures television statutory action suit question us therefore action analogous generic suit seeking compensation fifth amendment taking action analogous claim fact breach duty underlies particular claim issue fifth amendment takings violation may give rise another cause action besides claim namely inverse condemnation suit according part justice kennedy opinion according justice souter opinion entitled tried jury seems irrelevant central question remains whether suit entitled jury fortuitous existence cause action surely essential existence claim indeed almost claims arising constitutional violations alternative private cause action exist makes practically useful addition theoretically sound focus prism instead refracted light exactly approach took wilson garcia opinion whose analysis precisely point gives case distinct quality déjà vu wilson required us analogize actions suits different purpose determine applicability right identify relevant statute limitations since federal limitations period provided apply stated event federal civil rights statute deficient provisions necessary furnish suitable remedies punish offenses law common law modified changed constitution statutes state wherein jurisdiction civil criminal cause held far inconsistent constitution laws shall extended govern federal courts trial disposition cause applying provision identified one steps necessary analysis resolution precisely question discussing must decide whether claims characterized way whether evaluated differently depending upon varying factual circumstances legal theories presented individual case concluded claims characterized way said uniquely federal remedy purest coincidence state statutes common law provide equivalent remedies analogies causes action bound imperfect id citations footnotes internal quotation marks omitted affected practical difficulties course described follows almost every claim favorably analogized one ancient forms action may governed different statute limitations catalog constitutional claims alleged encompass numerous diverse topics subtopics discrimination public employment basis race exercise first amendment rights discharge demotion without procedural due process mistreatment schoolchildren deliberate indifference medical needs prison inmates seizure chattels without advance notice sufficient opportunity heard identify id footnotes omitted reasons concluded actions characterized tort action recovery damages personal injuries sure seventh amendment entirely possible analogize common law one fashion purposes statute another fashion purposes constitutional guarantee imagine one want purposes unique federal remedy whose character determined federal cause action innumerable constitutional statutory violations upon cause action dependent purposes search often nonexistent analogues remedies particular violations major headache surely burden upon justice souter explain different approach appropriate present context adhere approach wilson reaffirmed refined owens okure action action ii apply methodology present case doubt cause action created always regarded tort claim thomas cooley treatise tort law published roughly contemporaneously enactment tracked blackstone view see blackstone commentaries laws england torts remedies invasions certain rights rights personal security personal liberty property cooley law torts section assuredly fits description like tort causes action designed provide compensation injuries arising violation legal duties see carey piphus thereby course deter future violations confirmed countless cases cause action sounds tort stated repeatedly creates species tort liability imbler pachtman see also heck humphrey memphis community school dist stachura smith wade carey supra hague committee industrial organization opinion roberts describing claim brought predecessor seeking relief tortious invasions alleged civil rights persons acting color state authority commonly described creating constitutional tort since violations constitutional rights frequently litigated claims see britton jefferson city tarrant mcmillian monroe county richardson mcknight johnson jones albright oliver siegert gilley louis praprotnik daniels williams memphis community school dist supra smith supra monell new york city dept social servs wilson garcia explicitly identified tort stating violation injury individual rights person congress unquestionably considered remedies established civil rights act analogous tort claims personal injury example claims damages property breach contract described earlier wilson supra okure supra used identity tort determine relevant statute limitations also used character tort cause action determine scope immunity kalina fletcher recoverable damages heck supra memphis community school supra scope liability monroe pape owen city independence even asserted attributes change keep modern developments law torts doctrines tort law changed significantly past century notions governmental responsibility properly reflect evolution principle equitable joined fault factor distributing costs official misconduct seventh amendment right jury trial attaches statutory cause action although unknown common law analogous causes tried juries see feltner columbia pictures television initial seventh amendment question us therefore whether tort action seeking money damages suit common law jury trial provided answer obviously yes tort actions brought writs trespass trespass case see generally milsom historical foundations common law ed trespass remedied direct forcible tortious injuries later developed trespass case remedied indirect consequential harms see dix origins action trespass case yale krauss tort law private ordering louis claims brought pursuant writs seeking money damages triable juries common law see plucknett concise history common law ed baker introduction english legal history ed clear cases tort action money damages entitled jury trial seventh amendment see curtis loether according jury trial damages action title viii civil rights act sounds basically tort statute merely defines new legal duty authorizes courts compensate plaintiff injury caused defendant wrongful breach pernell southall realty long assumed actions damages person property actions law triable jury ross bernhard seventh amendment entitle parties jury trial actions damages person property number lower courts held damages action without reference might analogous remedy violation particular federal right issue must tried jury see caban wheeler elsea perez serrano deleon velez laskaris thornburgh segarra mcdade dolence flynn amburgey cassady brisk miami beach supp sd ruth anne alvin independent school dist supp sd tex mason melendez supp wd cook cox supp ed sum seems entirely clear cause action damages tort action jury trial provided common law right jury trial eliminated course virtue fact modern unified system equitable relief injunction also sought see dairy queen wood scott neely revert point made part discussion tort nature cause action entitlement jury trial altered fact another cause action available inverse condemnation suit obtain relief even equitable cause action justice souter asserts peculiar legal cause action right jury trial attach nature suit transformed example fraud action deprived right jury trial fact defendant trustee instead sued equitable accounting iii say respondents right jury trial claim say entitled jury decide every issue precise scope jury function second seventh amendment issue us stated markman westview instruments history guide agree methodology see ante absence precise historical analogue recognizes historical preference juries make primarily factual determinations judges resolve legal questions see baltimore carolina line redman dichotomy routinely applied lower courts deciding cases instance cases alleging retaliatory discharge public employee violation first amendment judges determine whether speech motivated termination constitutionally protected speech juries find whether discharge caused speech see horstkoetter department public safety cases asserting municipal liability harm caused unconstitutional policies judges determine whether alleged policies unconstitutional juries find whether policies fact existed whether harmed plaintiff see myers county orange cert denied present case question liability takings clause violation given jury determine answering two questions whether respondents deprived economically viable use property whether petitioner rejection respondents building plans substantially advance legitimate public interes concur assessment economically viable use issue presents primarily question fact appropriate consideration jury ante second question whether taking substantially advance legitimate public interes seems break insofar relevant instructions two subquestions whether government asserted basis challenged action represents legitimate state interest question law whether legitimate state interest substantially furthered challenged government action agree least highly particularized context present case involving denial single application stated reasons question fact jury matter put jury present case first subquestion properly removed jury cognizance instructed legitimate public interest include protecting environment preserving open space agriculture protecting health safety citizens regulating quality community looking development app included public interests asserted case second subquestion hand properly left jury ne jobs jurors decide city decision substantially advanced legitimate public purpose ibid see ante conclude seventh amendment provides respondents right jury trial claim trial properly submitted particular issues raised claim jury reasons concur judgment join part justice kennedy opinion city monterey petitioner del monte dunes monterey del monte dunes corporation writ certiorari appeals ninth circuit may justice souter justice justice ginsburg justice breyer join concurring part dissenting part federal commits error submitting issue jury objection unless party seeking jury determination right jury trial issue fed rule civ proc action rev stat city unsuccessfully objected submitting respondents regulatory taking inverse condemnation claim jury respondents right jury trial either statute constitution district thus erred submitting claim jury holding contrary right exist seventh amendment misconceives taking claim draws false analogy claim tort action respectfully dissent erroneous parts iii iv opinion see eye eye preliminary issues agree rejecting extension rough proportionality standard reviewing regulations generally join parts ii majority opinion also join thinking statutory language action law insufficient provide jury right ante consequence markman westview instruments must provide appropriate questions passing issue constitutional guarantee jury trial whether dealing cause action either tried law time founding least analogous one whether particular trial decision must fall jury order preserve substance right existed ante quoting markman supra soundly concedes adoption seventh amendment action like modern inverse condemnation suit obtaining compensation government took property without invoking formal condemnation procedures like accordingly remitted search analogy may exist consideration implication going substance jury right results enquiry may raise common launching ground agreement ends ii city proposed analogy inverse condemnation proceedings direct ones intuitively sensible given common fifth amendment constitutional source link sovereign power eminent domain accord new port largo monroe county discovered indication rule regulatory takings cases differs general eminent domain framework northglenn grynberg inverse condemnation action based takings clause constitution tried eminent domain proceeding see grant revolutionary view seventh amendment compensation clause nw rev intuition borne closer analysis respective proceedings ultimate issue identical direct inverse condemnation actions determination fair market value property taken date appropriated measure compensation required fifth amendment kirby forest industries follows justice brandeis said hurley kincaid compensation property owner may obtain inverse condemnation proceeding might awarded government instituted condemnation proceedings indeed settled understanding cases hurley kirby forest industries emphasized common underlying nature direct inverse condemnation cases commencement inverse condemnation actions property owners direct condemnation proceedings government go substance either said first english evangelical lutheran church glendale county los angeles fact condemnation proceedings instituted right asserted suits owners oes change essential nature claim form remedy qualify right rested upon fifth amendment quoting jacobs accord boom patterson point issue inverse condemnation proceeding compensation made owner land words value property taken case essential particular different state authorized company statute appropriate particular property question owners bring suit company courts law value presumably reason described inverse condemnation actions might speak eminent domain proceedings brought property owners instead government see agins city tiburon inverse condemnation shorthand description manner landowner recovers compensation taking property condemnation proceedings quoting clarke see also armstrong grant supra difference condemnation inverse condemnation inheres precisely character former landowner latter landowner thus analogy direct inverse condemnation apparent whether focus underlying fifth amendment right common remedy compensation strength analogy fatal respondents claim jury trial matter right reaffirming already principle explained century ago estimate compensation property taken public use right eminent domain required made jury bauman ross citing inter alia custiss georgetown alexandria turnpike cranch jones shoemaker since thought long settled constitutional right jury eminent domain proceedings reynolds see wright miller marcus federal practice procedure absolutely settled constitutional right trial jury compensation cases reason direct condemnation proceedings carry jury right fail qualify suits within meaning seventh amendment guarantee may assume indeed common law proceedings see kohl right eminent domain always right common law louisiana power light city thibodaux eminent domain proceeding deemed certain purposes legal classification suit common reason right jury trial rather seventh amendment preserve common law right existed time framing create right none existed see amdt suits common law right trial jury shall preserved see also moore lucas wicker moore federal practice ed seventh amendment guarantee jury trial common law actions federal courts instead preserves right jury trial common law jury right condemnation proceedings carried uniform established right common law jury trial england colonies time seventh amendment adopted ibid see atlas roofing occupational safety health review condemnation suit common law constitutionally tried without jury statement reynolds indeed expressly rested considerations shown quotation professor moore statement practice england colonies prior adoption seventh amendment position taken congress contemporaneously subsequent adoption amendment position taken nearly lower federal courts lead conclusion constitutional right jury trial federal courts action condemnation property power eminent domain reynolds supra quoting moore federal practice ed internal quotation marks omitted reynolds solid footing england general practice parliament provide payment compensation parliamentary supremacy enabled take private property public use without compensation see randolph eminent domain rev eminent domain sub nomine england power included right compensation lost absolutism parliament technical term approximating eminent domain compulsory powers used statutes granting companies associations right take private property use see also mcnulty power compulsory purchase law england yale thus parliament made provision compensation free prescribe whatever procedure saw fit agency jury sometimes chosen frequently methods adopted see blair federal condemnation proceedings seventh amendment harv rev id ample basis exists parliamentary precedents conclusion common law sanctioned diverse methods assessment one method said made imperative seventh amendment see also sackman nichols eminent domain pp rev ed become practice almost original thirteen time constitutions adopted refer question damages construction high ways commission viewers appraisers generally three five number id repeatedly held land taken authority damages may ascertained impartial tribunal sum time framing notion regulatory taking inverse condemnation yet derived closest analogue claim direct condemnation right compensation direct takings carried right jury trial jury right foreign modern era accepted seventh amendment analysis reason find jury right either direct analogy sake preserving substance jury practice known law crucial time indeed analogy direct condemnation actions strong every reason conclude inverse condemnation implicate jury right iii plurality avoids obvious conclusion two alternative ways one way disparage comparison inverse direct taking grounds litigation former involves proof liability latter generally onerous landowner disparagement joined adoption different analogy inverse condemnation proceedings actions tortious interference property interests latter implicate right jury trial plurality stated grounds avoiding direct condemnation analogy however simply break purported comparison tort actions way plurality avoids conclusion endorsing course followed justice scalia separate opinion selecting analogy tort actions actions alternative however ultimately found wanting prefers statutory analogy constitutional one plurality argument jury required direct condemnation proceeding government liability conceded leaving issue damages assessed rests premise partially true part true course overwhelming number direct condemnation cases join issue solely amount damages compensation due landowner true always landowner fight back denying government right condemn claiming object taking public purpose otherwise unauthorized statute see hawaii housing authority midkiff role courts play reviewing legislature judgment constitutes public use even extremely narrow one citation omitted shoemaker see also sackman supra nn listing state cases condemnation clauses due process clause fourteenth amendment relied upon property owners contest attempts acquire property private purposes lewis law eminent domain ed direct condemnation compensation stake defense public purpose authority closely resembles indeed duplicate one grounds liability inverse condemnation noted agins raised case failure regulation contribute substantially realization legitimate governmental purpose indeed distinction direct inverse condemnation becomes murkier still one considers even though inverse condemnation plaintiffs accept lawfulness taking want money see infra plaintiffs ask injunction government action event seek ultimate relief direct condemnee defends taking unauthorized direct condemnee right jury see sackman supra question whether legislative determination public use really public declared courts ultimately judicial one inverse condemnee fare differently recognition may underlie fact plurality reasoning distinguishing direct inverse condemnation fails resonate cases holding direct actions carry jury right commenting absence juries cases plurality cites opinion justice baldwin sitting circuit position ante citing bonaparte camden amboy cas cc nj citation leaves reader rather skewed perspective diversity rationales underlying early state cases right direct condemnee jury trial considered denied several courts rested fact proceedings secure compensation nature suits sovereign thus legislature qualify condition right bring suits least extent providing conducted without jury see ligat commonwealth sovereign state liable action law consent right trial jury therefore existence case pennsylvania first german lutheran congregation pittsburgh taking private property road railroad corporation exercises part sovereign power state right trial jury never held belong citizen proceedings state powers eminent domain see also mcelrath significantly plurality new rationale absent precedents including underlying reynolds decision finally absence plurality rationale prior discussions matter probably reflects fact want liability issue condemnation cases says nothing explain jury provided question damages always courts issue factual one invoke criterion jury suitability emphasized another connection ante dispute liability provokes contention price allowing government put landowner house home emphasis factual issues vigorously contested sufficient criterion identifying something essential preservation seventh amendment jury right jury right direct condemnation cases well inverse ones favored plurality plurality second reason doubting comparability direct inverse condemnation landowner heavier burden shoulder latter case beginning need initiate legal action see clarke however apparent two varieties condemnation always distinguishable landowner defends direct condemnation action denying government right take significantly different position inverse condemnee claims government must pay enjoined regulation fails contribute substantially allegedly public object see sackman nichols eminent domain citing cases challenger burden proof show taking public purpose one may ask even inverse condemnee burden always heavier make difference plaintiffs cases easy difficult difficult ones different front jury except assumption juries apt give david advantage goliath believe plurality point neither fifth seventh amendment ever thought shift spring ease proof cf acres land less situated mary parish la amendment guarantees compensation guarantee meted way convenient landowner sovereign plurality efforts separate direct inverse condemnation actions thus break proposal analogize inverse condemnation property damage torts whereas plurality posits early practice litigating inverse condemnation tort fact variety treatments consistent plurality argument none treatments turned plurality analysis state withholding recovery process essential cause action end plurality citations simply point early practice consistently followed consistent concepts underlying today inverse condemnation law plurality introduces claimed analogue tort actions property damage emphasizing sees real difference action government direct condemnations inverse condemnations least qualify litigation whereas eminent domain proceedings government admits liability value taking inverse condemnation cases litigated refuses inasmuch denies landowner state process effective process litigating claim see williamson county regional planning hamilton bank johnson city thus plurality explains lthough government acts lawfully pursuant proper authorization takes property provides compensation government action lawful solely assumes duty imposed constitution provide compensation see first english citing jacobs government repudiates duty either denying compensation fact refusing provide procedures compensation may sought violates constitution circumstances government actions unconstitutional unlawful tortious well ante according plurality taking property without providing compensation mechanism obtain tortious subject litigation see ante reasoning plurality seeks distinguish action direct condemnation action possibly ordinary inverse condemnation suit well ante plurality presumably means suit state law providing mechanism redress regulatory taking claims plurality claims authority view early state federal cases seeing regulatory interference land use akin nuisance trespass trespass case ante agree two plurality cited cases decided state law authority tort treatment plurality claims appropriate analogy see gardner village newburgh johns kent ch pumpelly green bay wall one arguably authority richards washington terminal somewhat ambiguous holding law nuisance provide compensation interference enjoyment land state chose take interest direct condemnation measure damages explained may well fifth amendment provide temporary partial taking beyond cases however prospect uniform tort treatment disappears one plurality cited cases bradshaw rodgers johns reversed rogers bradshaw johns concept public liability explained latter opinion turned issue garden variety tort law whether total absence legal authority defending public officer action respect land see doubt exceedingly whether general principle private property taken public uses without compensation carried far make public officer enters upon private property virtue legislative authority specially given public purpose trespasser enters property paid know find precedents justify justice carrying general principle extent see also brauneis first constitutional tort remedial revolution state compensation law vand rev demonstrating war compensation plaintiffs recover retrospective damages common law action trespass trespass case defendant stripped legislative justification cf leader moxon black eng commissioners acted outside statutory authority thus liable tort boulton crowther barn cress eng cases recovery unless public officer interfering property right acting wholly without authority absence legal authorization becomes crucial recovery analogy tort liability fades even damaging attempted tort analogy whether rests simple tort cases like gardner legal authorization cases like bradshaw assumption liability flows wrongful unauthorized conduct odds modern view acts effecting inverse condemnation entirely lawful see first english evangelical lutheran citing williamson county regional planning hamilton bank johnson city hodel virginia surface mining reclamation hurley kincaid monongahela nav jones unlike damages redress wrong understood gardner bradshaw even modern tort action damages award inverse condemnation action orders payment compensation required constitution payment obligation lawfully incurred plurality collection tort authorization cases one must add far reflecting early understanding inverse condemnation conventionally tortious treat inverse condemnation grounding action quasi contract see jacobs although action seems closest cousin plurality conception applied resemblance limited strain quasi contract theory holding defendant must pay received avoid unjust enrichment see farnsworth farnsworth contracts ed whereas theory compensation taking owner must paid lost miller canvass materials conclusion seems reasonable prior emergence modern inverse condemnation action spectrum legal theories employed respond problem inverse taking one experiments accepted definitive analogue contemporary action inconsistent way contemporary view inverse condemnation enforces payment owner value property lawfully taken chosen tort analogy already weak sustain plurality position rendered plurality inability identify tort recovery old cases government sin omission failing provide process compensation plurality finds heart claim distinct acts interfering use enjoyment land plurality simply fails find analogue element failure fact matched failure theory fit reality litigation inverse takings inverse condemnation claim brought provision law thereby enforced golden state transit los angeles fifth amendment compensation clause separate cause action withholding process respondents instant case claim otherwise simply seek compensation land subject usual rules governing liability damages awards finally must said even tort analogue failure prove much comparison inverse condemnation sound equally sound direct condemnation require recognition jury right previously denied perception apparent appeals case wrote erroneously eminent domain inverse condemnation actions resemble actions trover recover damages conversion personal property detinue replevin appeals indeed cited beatty plurality ante fourth circuit held landowner direct condemnation proceeding seventh amendment right jury determination compensation taking property condemnation power eminent domain compulsory party deprived property analogy suit common law trespass close complete reason presumably acting definition suit common law previously indicated decided proceeding condemn lands public purposes suit common law follow defendant claims entitled stage proceeding damages assessed jury plurality analogy accepted simply confined inverse condemnation actions alone confined runs squarely settled law field direct condemnation addition plurality direct tort analogy pursues different analytical approach adopting justice scalia analogy actions seeking legal relief see ante justice scalia begins sweeping claim central question remains whether suit entitled jury ante opinion concurring part concurring judgment analogy broad class actions put forward serving undoubted virtues simplicity uniformity treating various actions may brought single remedial statute apply ing methodology present case ante justice scalia careful claim much longer argues drawing analogy inverse condemnation actions actions actions brought recover money damages see ante subclass actions quite correctly notes treated tortlike character thus much entitled jury trial tort actions common law two independent reasons however think analogy actions either class subclass damages actions inadequate first analogy actions serve unified field theory jury rights statute indeed prism rights originating elsewhere may pass way federal jury trial trial jury uniform feature actions statute provides actions law damages remedies appropriate suit equity proper proceeding redress accordingly rights passing prism may proper cases vindicated injuction see mitchum foster falls within expressly authorized exception act thus authorizes injunctions staying proceedings orders restitution see samuel university pittsburgh restitution university fees collected pursuant rule held violate equal protection clause declaratory judgments see steffel thompson declaratory relief available suit claiming state criminal statute constitutionally invalid none implicate always implicate right jury trial comparing inverse condemnation actions class actions treated like torts therefore preserve uniformity jury practice otherwise lost justice scalia metaphor indeed apt one prism procrustean bed already mentioned see supra sound basis treating inverse condemnation providing damages tort state untoward refusal provide adequate remedy obtain compensation sine qua non inverse condemnation remedy independent subject award damages respondents claim otherwise remedy damages tortious behavior compensation value property taken even argument simplicity uniformity sustainable however necessarily weaker analogy direct condemnation actions analogy rests two elements present two varieties condemnation actions fifth amendment constitutional right remedy specifically mandated amendment constitutional values superior statutory values uniformity different applications given constitutional guarantee important uniformity different applications given statute one accepts proposition close analogy direct inverse condemnation proceedings necessarily stronger even comparably close resemblance two statutory actions iv results analysis point uncertain one final anomaly position point error inconsistency recognizing jury trial right inverse condemnation notwithstanding absence condemnation actions appears pronounced recalling agins one theory recovery inverse condemnation cases taking makes substantial contribution legitimate governmental purpose issue includes legal component may difficult resolve one closely related similar issues substantive due process property claims cited substantive due process case recognizing theory rubric inverse condemnation see agins citing nectow cambridge substantive due process claims course routinely reserved without question see county sacramento lewis washington glucksberg fm properties operating austin rational relationship legitimate government interest purposes substantive due process question law sameric philadelphia city historical commission action thus far removed usual practice charge jury duty assess constitutional legitimacy government objective constitutional adequacy relationship government chosen means usual practice makes perfect sense juries customarily called upon assume subtleties deferential review courts apply sort limited scrutiny sorts contexts routinely accorded institutional competence see pearson grand blanc deferential substantive due process review matter law scrutinizing legal basis governmental action one things judges often likely better juries unburdened training exegesis markman therefore bring surprise find taking cases question whether regulatory action substantially advances legitimate public aim often treated federal courts legal issue see new port largo monroe county whether regulatory taking occurred issue mid gulf bishop supp whether city regulations unreasonable taking question law gissell kenmare township necessity proposed taking question yegen bismarck taking vel non private property public use question law see gray south carolina dept highways app whether taking closing intersection needed prevent serious public harm jury issue practices point great gulf practical realities taking litigation reliance assertion suits sounding tort money damages questions liability decided jury rather judge cases ante perhaps reason apparently seeks distance ramifications today determination disclaims attempt set precise demarcation respective provinces judge jury determining whether zoning decision substantially advances legitimate governmental interests ante denies today holding extend broad challenge constitutionality city general ordinances policies case determination whether statutory purposes legitimate whether purposes though legitimate furthered law general policy might well fall within province judge ibid plurality presumably mean address seventh amendment issue someone might raise government provided adequate remedy example recognizing compensatory action inverse condemnation see ante reticence cold comfort simply rests upon distinctions withstand analysis better analogies conclusion purports rest narrowness intentions therefore accepted effective limit consequences reasoning respectfully dissent footnotes justice souter properly notes trial jury uniform feature actions post lead however desired conclusion actions therefore properly analogized tort claims post merger law equity contested right established law relief obtained equity thus suit equity enjoin alleged nuisance brought tort action law established right relief see high law injunctions ed since merger law equity type relief including purely equitable relief sought tort suit file tort action seeking injunction nuisance fact seek equitable relief disentitle jury see curtis loether dairy queen wood parsons bedford pet cases materials remedies ed render nuisance suit less tort suit damages sought jury required also suits require jury equitable relief sought since tort suits damages requested present case jury must provided thus relief sought important consideration seventh amendment inquiry contrary justice souter belief consideration separate determination analogous cause action explains petitioner forfeited objection standard see ante express view propriety footnotes bauman upheld statute providing condemnation land streets contemplated form jury differing ordinary jury consisting less twelve persons required act unanimity stated compensation determination may entrusted congress commissioners appointed executive inquest consisting fewer men ordinary jury relied upon prior cases assumed absence constitutional right jury determination compensation see shoemaker upholding statute providing ascertainment value condemned land three presidentially appointed commissioners jones proceeding ascertainment value property consequent compensation made merely inquisition establish particular fact preliminary taking may prosecuted commissioners special boards courts without intervention jury legislative power may designate see also kohl right eminent domain enforced agency jury immaterial many civil well criminal proceedings common law without jury crane hahlo reference question determining amount compensation especially eminent domain proceedings commission board sheriff jury tribunal common england country prior adoption federal constitution held repeatedly form procedure within power state provide similarly due process clause fourteenth amendment require jury trial state condemnation proceedings see long island water supply brooklyn crane supra dohany rogers several commentators courts advanced theories condemnation proceeding action law rather either sort special proceeding else equitable proceeding see mills abbott mills law eminent domain ed id condemnation action law inquisition part state ascertainment particular fact may conducted without intervention jury sackman nichols eminent domain rev ed condemnation proceedings suits common law accumulated support idea condemnation proceedings derive writ ad quod damnum issued courts equity sheriff conduct inquest amount damages incurred landowner result taking nonetheless since kohl supra first case involving federal government exercise power eminent domain classified condemnation proceedings suits common law see laitos law property rights protection pp police power takings standard also means taking prohibition becomes like due process check police power describing two claims identical test see supra moreover presence liability issue crucial jury right presumably lost every tort case liability conceded goes trial damages alone course practice see blazar perkins fact prior trial defendants admitted liability thereby removing one issue consideration jury alter application th principle plaintiffs waive jury trial issue damage defendants demanded jury trial two cases cited plurality offer tangential support plaintiff claim barron ex rel tiernan mayor baltimore pet dismissed lack jurisdiction ground fifth amendment applicable lindsay commissioners bay plaintiff sought writ prohibition restraining city commissioners laying street damages plurality relies opinion one justice favoring granting writ actually divided equally result denial writ moreover even within opinion quoted statement equivalent dictum since necessary reasoning favor granting writ inverse condemnee seeks injunction direct condemnee challenges taking plaintiff claims substantive due process violation claim wrong sense lack authority usual case damages sought see williston contracts pp ed restitution limited theory unjust enrichment course source substantive rights method vindicating federal rights elsewhere conferred parts constitution federal statutes describes baker mccollan accord johnson university claire create substantive rights rather provides remedy violations rights claims must specifically allege violation constitution laws respondents case sought damages fair market value property interim damages temporary taking holding costs interest attorney fees costs consequential damages complaint pp first amended complaint pp jury instructed calculating damages decide difference value fair market value result city decision multiply interest rate think appropriate length time think appropriate three elements computing damages claimed determine plaintiff entitled recover record respondents thus sought incremental damages beyond compensation denial state compensation procedures indeed damages available inverse condemnation cases compensation measured value land see supra see eide sarasota county fact element damages recognized confirms rejection tort analogy peculiar tort indeed recognize concomitant injury damages cf miller campbell county wyo rejecting reliance tort law holding emotional distress proper element damages inverse condemnation actions jury inverse condemnation verdict indicate theories formed basis liability finding whether city action substantially advance legitimate purpose whether city denial permit deprived subject property economically viable use offer opinion whether agins correct assuming prong liability properly cognizable flowing compensation clause fifth amendment distinct due process clauses fifth fourteenth amendments substantive due process taking claim concentrates whether government aims clearly arbitrary unreasonable substantial relation public health safety morals general welfare village euclid ambler realty therefore remand case need new trial judge treat jury verdict advisory long recorded findings consistent jury verdict see fed rule civ proc