Supreme Court declines unpaid parking ticket case

The Supreme Court declined to review whether Chicago’s practice of selling vehicles over unpaid parking tickets violates the Constitution’s protection against taking property without just compensation. The city sells cars when owners fail to pay fines, with courts previously ruling that these actions serve enforcement purposes. Lawyers for affected owners argue that such practices are financially devastating and violate constitutional rights, but the Court did not address the issue further.

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