Creative Lawyering: Leveraging Tyler v. Hennepin County to Change Tax Sale Law
Creative Lawyering: Leveraging Tyler v. Hennepin County to Change Tax Sale Law
Room 346: 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM
This session will highlight creative lawyering to make positive change for vulnerable populations in our legal system using the U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, et. al. as an example. On May 25, 2023, the Court issued an opinion, holding that Hennepin County unconstitutionally violated the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment by retaining the excess value of a home above the tax debt when the petitioner’s house was auctioned off for failure to pay property taxes. Since then, legal service organizations and community advocacy organizations nationwide have been devising ways in which the Tyler decision can be used to challenge state and local tax sale laws. A distinguished panel of national tax sale experts will discuss legislative proposals and litigation in the year since the Tyler decision.
Panelists:
- Andrea Bopp Stark, National Consumer Law Center
- Matt Kreis, Center for Community Progress
- Shana Roth-Gormley, Community Law Center
Moderator: Allison Harris, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland