In 1996, a practicing lawyer from Colorado was disbarred In 2011, he brought a $5 million suit against the U S government, claiming that the revocation of his license to practice law constituted a governmental taking, and that he was entitled to just compensation The plaintiff argued that under the Tucker Act, the revocation amounted to the taking of public property In the end, the court threw out the case because of the six year statute of limitations However, the court had an alternative explanation it could have used, had the case been within the six year limit According to the court, the Fifth Amendment does not mandate the payment of money as compensation Had the case not been barred because of time, could the plaintiff have sought compensation other than monetary payment Why or why not Smith v United States, 2012 U S Claims (Fed Cl May 30, 2012)

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In 1996, a practicing lawyer from Colorado was disbarred  In 2011, he brought a $5 million suit against the U S  government, claiming that the revocation of his license to practice law constituted a governmental taking, and that he was entitled to just compensation  The plaintiff argued that under the Tucker Act, the revocation amounted to the taking of public property  In the end, the court threw out the case because of the six year statute of limitations  However, the court had an alternative explanation it could have used, had the case been within the six year limit  According to the court, the Fifth Amendment does not mandate the payment of money as compensation  Had the case not been barred because of time, could the plaintiff have sought compensation other than monetary payment  Why or why not  Smith v  United States, 2012 U S  Claims (Fed  Cl  May 30, 2012)

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In this case the plaintiff would not have been able ...

In 1996, a practicing lawyer from Colorado was disbarred. In 2011, he brought a $5 million suit against the U.S. government, claiming that the revocation

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