No. 25-931
BAS, LLC v. Tommy Land, in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of State Lands for the State of Arkansas
Response Waived
Experienced Counsel
Tags: fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment just-compensation property-rights sovereign-immunity takings-clause
Latest Conference:
2026-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Does a state's Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment obligation to pay just compensation waive sovereign immunity when it takes private property?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a state's Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment obligation to pay just compensation waive sovereign immunity when it takes private property?
Docket Entries
2026-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-03-02
Waiver of right of respondent Tommy Land to respond filed.
2026-02-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)
2025-11-13
Application (25A554) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 1, 2026.
2025-11-10
Application (25A554) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 3, 2025 to February 1, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
BAS, LLC
Robert H. Thomas — Pacific Legal Foundation, Petitioner
Tommy Land