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They suggested the upland area matters for the compensation claim."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 22-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 22-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 23-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 23-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 4-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 4-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 14-2","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 14-2"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 14-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 14-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 1-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 1-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 8-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 8-9"}]}],"caption":"Palazzolo v. Rhode Island","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.409030Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.412929Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"A property owner seeks payment for lost development rights. The state denies liability for rules enacted before his purchase.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 22-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 22-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 14-2","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 14-2"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 14-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 14-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 1-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 1-26"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-02-26T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/99-2047.html","primary_docket":"99-2047","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T18:06:17.574417Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["Anthony Palazzolo bought 18 acres in Rhode Island. State rules barred him from filling wetlands. He claims this regulation took his property without just compensation. Rhode Island argues the rules predated his ownership. The Court must decide if the Just Compensation Clause applies to later buyers."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 22-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 22-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 14-2","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 14-2"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 14-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 14-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 1-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 1-26"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on February 26, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 4-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 4-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 8-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 8-9"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Palazzolo wants financial compensation for lost development rights.","Rhode Island wants to deny compensation for pre-existing rules."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 22-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 22-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 14-2","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 14-2"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 14-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 14-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, 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It determines whether buyers inherit compensation rights for pre-existing rules. The outcome shapes property rights and government regulation power."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 22-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 22-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 14-2","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 14-2"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 14-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 14-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 1-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 1-26"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 23-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 23-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 4-8","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 4-8"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 8-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 8-9"}]}],"slug":"2000-99-2047-palazzolo-v-rhode-island","term":"2000","title":"Does a later landowner receive compensation for pre-existing wetland restrictions?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 22-22","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 22-22"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 9-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 9-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 14-2","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 14-2"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 14-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 14-26"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 1-26","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/99-2047.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 1-26"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}