Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
TPPF's Laura Beth Latimer, Nathan Seltzer, Clayton Calvin, and Chance Weldon get fired up over property rights and home equity theft.
The team looks deep into the world of tax sales, breaking down how local governments have been seizing properties for minor tax debts and pocketing the excess equity. The discussion covers two major Supreme Court cases: the landmark 2023 case Tyler v. Hennepin County and the recent follow-up, Pung v. Isabella County. Along the way, they discuss originalism, the Magna Carta, William Blackstone, and why property rights deserve the exact same constitutional respect as the First and Second Amendments.
In this episode:
— Tyler v. Hennepin County: The court unanimously ruled against a Minnesota county that seized a 94-year-old woman's condo over $15,000 in taxes and fees, only to sell it for $40,000 and keep the $25,000 windfall.
— Pung v. Isabella County: A look at a 16-year legal nightmare where a Michigan family lost their home over a $2,200 tax bill that state administrative courts had repeatedly ruled they did not even owe.
— Just Compensation: The complicated Supreme Court debate over whether "just compensation" under the Fifth Amendment means pre-foreclosure fair market value (appraised at $194,000) or the depressed auction price ($76,000).
— Justice Thomas's Concurrence: A breakdown of Justice Thomas's argument, relying on founding-era history, that property is a natural, fundamental right and the government exists to protect it—not the other way around.
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The Center for the American Future defends the Constitution through legal opposition to government overreach. The Center launches legal challenges at the administrative, district, and appellate court levels on behalf of ordinary people whose lives, liberty, and property are threatened by government action in defiance of the Constitution.
Website: texaspolicy.com/initiatives/center-for-the-american-future
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TPPF's Laura Beth Latimer, Nathan Seltzer, Clayton Calvin, and Chance Weldon get fired up over property rights and home equity theft.
The team looks deep into the world of tax sales, breaking down how local governments have been seizing properties for minor tax debts and pocketing the excess equity. The discussion covers two major Supreme Court cases: the landmark 2023 case Tyler v. Hennepin County and the recent follow-up, Pung v. Isabella County. Along the way, they discuss originalism, the Magna Carta, William Blackstone, and why property rights deserve the exact same constitutional respect as the First and Second Amendments.
In this episode:
— Tyler v. Hennepin County: The court unanimously ruled against a Minnesota county that seized a 94-year-old woman's condo over $15,000 in taxes and fees, only to sell it for $40,000 and keep the $25,000 windfall.
— Pung v. Isabella County: A look at a 16-year legal nightmare where a Michigan family lost their home over a $2,200 tax bill that state administrative courts had repeatedly ruled they did not even owe.
— Just Compensation: The complicated Supreme Court debate over whether "just compensation" under the Fifth Amendment means pre-foreclosure fair market value (appraised at $194,000) or the depressed auction price ($76,000).
— Justice Thomas's Concurrence: A breakdown of Justice Thomas's argument, relying on founding-era history, that property is a natural, fundamental right and the government exists to protect it—not the other way around.
Subscribe on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/rightly-decided/id1880106579
Subscribe on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/26BwaBrD9pEOvfzi906sCe
The Center for the American Future defends the Constitution through legal opposition to government overreach. The Center launches legal challenges at the administrative, district, and appellate court levels on behalf of ordinary people whose lives, liberty, and property are threatened by government action in defiance of the Constitution.
Website: texaspolicy.com/initiatives/center-for-the-american-future
X: twitter.com/LitigateLiberty
