US Politics Daily@uspoliticsdailyThe Supreme Court heard a North Dakota case that could affect property owners nationwide.
A pipeline company acting for the government offered landowners too little, sparking years of litigation. The landowners won but still faced $380,000 in legal fees. North Dakota law says the company must cover them, but the federal government disagrees.
Bob McNamara argued that companies must respect state laws protecting property owners, even when using eminent domain. The justices seemed skeptical, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson suggested federal law should govern unless Congress says otherwise.
