Andrus v. Allard

Andrus v. Allard, 444 U.S. 51 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a ban on the sale of a commodity already in a commercial inventory is not a taking when there is no requirement to surrender the commodity to the government.^[1][2]

Full case nameAndrus v. Allard

Citations444 U.S. 51 (more)

MajorityBrennan, joined by unanimous

Quick facts Decided November 27, 1979, Full case name ...

Andrus v. Allard
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 27, 1979
Full case name	Andrus v. Allard
Citations	444 U.S. 51 (more)
Holding
A ban on the sale of a commodity already in a commercial inventory is not a taking when there is no requirement to surrender the commodity to the government.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr. William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinion
Majority	Brennan, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Takings Clause, Eagle Protection Act

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