When issuing building permits for new developments, the County of El Dorado, California charges “traffic impact mitigation fees” in order to finance improvements to municipal roads. A resident who applied for a building permit is suing the county, arguing that the fee violates the Fifth Amendment’s takings clause. In Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, the Supreme Court will decide the future of local government fees and could limit the ability of local governments to raise funds for infrastructure projects that help address new development.

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Claremont Institute and Center for Constitutional JurisprudenceRead the amicus brief

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