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The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overturned the Chevron doctrine, which was a legal precedent that required courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes:
The Chevron doctrine allowed federal agencies to use their expertise to interpret broad statutes and fill in details. This was known as “Chevron deference”.
The court majority concluded that Chevron deference was inconsistent with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), which requires courts to exercise their own judgment. The court also found that Chevron deference had become unworkable and unpredictable.
The decision requires courts to determine the best interpretation of a statute, and reject any contrary agency interpretations. This could lead to:
Tyler v. Hennepin County was a 2023 Supreme Court case that addressed the government’s seizure of property for unpaid taxes. The court ruled unanimously in favor of Geraldine Tyler, who was fighting for herself and other victims of home equity theft. The ruling established that the government can only recover what it is owed in a tax foreclosure, and that the surplus value is protected by the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause.
The ruling emphasizes the historical and legal foundations of property rights. It also clarifies that property rights are fundamental and cannot be erased by a state statute.
The ruling limits the practice of tax foreclosure by local governments, and requires them to provide an opportunity to obtain any surplus value.
Former owners of tax-foreclosed property may be able to sue to recover any surplus value they claim they were denied.
Local governments may need to work with state legislatures to identify and draft reforms to state law. They may also face lawsuits from former owners.
Pine County’s Memorial Forests were first established in 2010. At the time approximately 48,000 acres of tax-forfeited properties existed. In 2013 and 2020 additional parcels were classified as Memorial Forest. To date Pine County has 36,238 acres classified as Conservation/Memorial Forest; the majority remaining properties having been sold into private ownership. State Statute allows counties to set aside tax-forfeited lands which are suitable for forest purposes and dedicate those lands as memorial forests. These lands are conservation classified parcels being retained for long term forest management and public use. In determining the Pine County Memorial Forest classification, the County considered long-term retention and consolidated management efficiency along with at least three of these five criteria having been met: large acreage, timber/resource potential, management access, environmental uniqueness, and public recreation value. Timber management activities help fund expenses, with profits being distributed to the taxing districts per State Statute requirements: 40% county/40% school districts/20% townships. With the classification of Memorial Forest, it was assumed that historically the designation was in honor of Military Veterans, with the ability to designate forest units in honor of various veterans of war (i.e. -Vietnam, WWII, Korean War, Afghanistan, etc.). However, this is not the case; dedication can be in honor of any individual or group, military or non-military. Pine County is proposing to dedicate its Memorial Forests in Honor of all our Military Veterans. Part of the dedication will involve signage, when someone pulls up to a parking area, the message is there and to create that moment of honor with an emotional connection…… to stop and reflect on the sacrifices of others that have paid dearly for our freedoms with their service, with physical and mental pain, and for the ultimate sacrifice to those who lost of their lives. A draft copy of that sign is attached.
We would like you to review our proposal to dedicate Pine County’s Memorial Forests in Honor of Our Military Veterans. Comments and questions can be directed to: Veteran Service Officers, Mindy Sandell or Dan Burch- phone: 320-216-4250 or the Pine County Land Department- phone: 320-216-4225
e-mail: greg.beck@co.pine.mn.us
Hello my fellow residents of Arna. We are here to set an example, that we have had enough of our local Town board meddling in elections in order to control the narrative of picking their own supervisor themselves, instead of the residence of the Township. We are here to bring free and fair elections back to our community of Arna. This board needs to be dismantled, and repopulated with honest residents that live in the Township, and not some seasonal residents as board members. I am asking all residents, and seasonal residents please get involved before it’s too late and the damages done.the past few years Bob Brewster and the local board minions have gone through almost $100,000 Just with ordinance violations, and cleanup of properties in the Township. Most of the money goes to The Township lawyer just to travel here, and talk on the phone with Bob Brewster all day.the Township cannot sustain this type of financial behavior.
Have any questions? We are always open to talk about: Election Fraud, Board Members that don’t live in the Township, and Favoritism of Residence.