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St. Johns River Water Management Dist.","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:34.789789Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:34.824206Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"A Florida landowner seeks to challenge a permit fee as an unconstitutional exaction. 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The landowner wants to test the fee's proportionality. The district wants to preserve its regulatory authority."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 37-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 37-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 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It determines whether landowners can sue over monetary demands. It affects how agencies structure land-use regulations."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 37-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 37-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 15-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 15-45"}]},{"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 3, lines 39-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 39-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 31-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 31-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 19-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 19-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 25-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 25-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 37-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 37-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 23-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 23-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 39-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 39-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 7-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 7-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 3-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 3-23"}]}],"slug":"2012-11-1447-koontz-v-st-johns-river-water-management-dist","term":"2012","title":"Can a landowner sue over a permit condition that demands money instead of land improvements?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 37-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 37-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 19-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 19-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 46, lines 31-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 46, lines 31-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 58, lines 15-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/11-1447.pdf","page_label":"file page 58, lines 15-45"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}