3dbbae6a_rt_decisions___Tampa_Bay_Times__Impact_on_merit_retention
[Case name and date] St. Johns River Water Management District vs. Koontz, 11/3/11 [Case summary] Coy Koontz Sr., who has since died, had decided to develop some property he owned in Orange County. But the St. Johns River Water Management District refused to issue Koontz the necessary permits, because he would not agree to make improvements to district-owned land nearby. Koontz sued and was awarded damages, but the case was appealed to the Florida Supreme Court which ruled against Koontz. His family continues to fight, and the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided to take it up. [Ruling] 7-0 [What majority said] Justices reversed the lower court decision, ruling that no "unconstitutional taking" of Koontz's land had occurred. They argued that in this case, the permit was denied and therefore nothing was demanded or taken from Koontz. [Impact on merit retention] 
People who are hoping to get these justices removed from court have used this case as an example of judicial activism. They say justices expanded government's power in a way that is unfair to land owners.
Ahead of merit retention vote, Times/Herald charts controversial Supreme Court decisions | Tampa Bay Times
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