th ▁Circ uit ▁to ▁determine ▁what ▁is ▁a ▁habitat ▁under ▁the ▁Act . ▁Kn ick ▁v . ▁Township ▁of ▁Scott , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁et ▁al ▁( 2 0 1 9 ): ▁The ▁Court ▁over ru led ▁a ▁prior ▁case ▁that ▁required ▁property ▁own ers ▁to ▁seek ▁compens ation ▁for ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁property ▁tak ings ▁in ▁state ▁courts ▁first . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁Court ▁allowed ▁such ▁cases ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁directly ▁to ▁federal ▁court . ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁John ▁Roberts ▁wrote , ▁"[ f ] idel ity ▁to ▁the ▁Tak ings ▁Cla use ▁and ▁our ▁cases ▁constru ing ▁it ▁requires ▁over r uling ▁William son ▁County ▁and ▁rest oring ▁tak ings ▁claims ▁to ▁the ▁full - f led ged ▁constitution al ▁status ▁the ▁F ram ers ▁en vision ed ▁when ▁they ▁included ▁the ▁Cla use ▁among ▁the ▁other ▁prote ctions ▁in ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁California ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁PL F ▁principal ▁att orney ▁Sh aron ▁L . ▁Brow ne ▁won ▁two ▁significant ▁vict ories ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁Proposition ▁ 2 0 9 . ▁ ▁Fin ances ▁ ▁Char ity ▁N avigator ▁has ▁given ▁PL F ▁a ▁four - star ▁rating ▁( out ▁of ▁four ) ▁for ▁financial ▁trans par ency ▁and ▁account ability . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁▁ ▁Dam ien ▁M . ▁Schiff , ▁senior ▁att orney ▁ ▁Brian ▁Cart w right , ▁trust ee ▁ ▁John ▁C . ▁Harris , ▁trust ee ▁ ▁John ▁C . ▁Y oo , ▁trust ee ▁ ▁Carol