Eminent Domain Abusers Are Making a Comeback
“n Atlantic City, a state agency recently decided to bulldoze the home that Charlie Birnbaum’s parents bought 45 years ago and that he now uses as a piano studio and a base for his piano-tuning business, as well as renting out two suites. New Jersey’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority wants to replace it with an unspecified private development around the Revel casino, which emerged from bankruptcy a year ago.
Mr. Birnbaum is represented by my organization, the Institute for Justice, in trying to save his business…”
Berliner, Dana. The Wall Street Journal 16 May 2014.