Zoning and land use restrictions: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Zoning and land use restrictions,” part of the Economic Activity area.

7decisions

71%favorable to the petitioner

29%unanimous

2altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1970s5

1980s1

2020s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)3

Fourteenth Amendment (due process)2

Quiet Title Act, 28 U.S.C.S. § 2409a1

Fifth Amendment (takings clause)1

All 7 decisions, newest first

Wilkins v. United States
598 U.S. 152Decided March 28, 20236–3Sonia Sotomayor
City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
473 U.S. 432Decided July 1, 19859–0Byron R. White
Agins et Ux. v. City of Tiburon
447 U.S. 255Decided June 10, 19809–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
County Board of Arlington County v. Richards
434 U.S. 5Decided October 11, 19778–1Per curiam
Moore v. City of East ClevelandLaw held unconstitutional
431 U.S. 494Decided May 31, 19775–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
City of Eastlake v. Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
426 U.S. 668Decided June 21, 19766–3Warren E. Burger
Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas
416 U.S. 1Decided April 1, 19747–2William O. Douglas

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error