Downtown church decided to sell to Google amid fear of eminent domain
“Fears of displacement as Google charges forward with its mega-campus in downtown San Jose started to become a reality late Tuesday night. Members of Templo La Hermosa, a church located at 56 S. Montgomery…
Appleton won’t forcibly take land for new library
“Q: Could you please explain eminent domain and how it affects Trinity Lutheran Church and the proposed new Appleton library site? A: Eminent domain is the right of government to acquire private land for a…
CCTA Uses Eminent Domain to Acquire Properties
“Twice in recent months, the Chittenden County Transportation Authority has been thwarted in its attempts to buy property in Burlington that it claims is crucial to its long-term growth. An electrical contracting business that abuts…
Orlando moves MLS stadium
“The city of Orlando, Fla., is dropping eminent domain proceedings against a church that had been holding up construction of a new downtown Major League Soccer stadium, and is opting instead to adjust its planned…
Oxnard Union High School District to Acquire Nearby Church Property
“The Oxnard Union High School District began Eminent Domain procedures to acquire property owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The property is required for construction of a right-turn lane for the…
Orlando church fighting eminent domain suit filed by city to get land for MLS stadium
“Faith Deliverance Temple pastor Kinsey Shack says in a news release that the church does not want to sell its property, which sits in the middle of the planned development for a $100 million stadium…
Parramore church hires powerhouse law firm to fight eminent domain
“Leaders of a decades-old Parramore church are fighting against the building of a new soccer stadium that will take over the church’s land. Faith Deliverance Temple on Church Street hired a powerhouse law firm, which…
A success from the ashes of eminent domain
“A Hispanic Baptist church in New London may be one of the few winners to have come out of the destruction of Fort Trumbull by eminent domain. And, curiously, the church’s success in the wake…
Orlando files suit to take church land for soccer stadium
“After a year of failed talks, Orlando has filed suit in court to force a family-owned church in Parramore to sell its land to make way for a new Major League Soccer stadium. If successful,…
City to use eminent domain to take church in way of new soccer stadium
“The city of Orlando has filed paperwork to take legal action against a decades-old church that sits in the way of a new soccer stadium. City leaders said they’ve tried to work with Faith Deliverance…