Judge rules for North Dakota landowner in pipeline dispute
“A judge has dismissed Montana-Dakota Utilities’ eminent domain lawsuit over a proposed half-mile natural gas pipeline in northern North Dakota, a decision hailed by landowner attorneys as a rare victory. North Central District Judge…
Beyond Standing Rock: As Pipelines Proliferate Across the U.S., So Do Protests
“Hundreds of miles from the North Dakota pipeline protests that garnered headlines this fall, a woman in Iowa stood in her soy bean field, trying to block industrial mowers about to cut down her crops….
Fargo city leaders vote for last-minute negotiations in eminent domain lawsuit
“Fargo city leaders voted Thursday to try to negotiate their way out of their eminent domain lawsuit against a landowner. After meeting in executive session, Fargo City Commissioners Mike Williams and Dave Piepkorn voted with…
Diversion entity sues for rights to road
“One of the many governmental entities represented on the Fargo-Moorhead diversion authority is suing a Cass County landowner for road rights on their land under eminent domain. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cass County District…
Devils Lake to pay $1.7 million in eminent domain case
“The city of Devils Lake is paying more than $1.7 million to Mertens Farms in an eminent domain settlement over land the city acquired for its flood protection project.” read the entire article Forum News…
Devils Lake, ND, mulls eminent domain on family farm
“The Devils Lake (N.D.) City Commission is discussing today the acquisition of part of Mertens Farms for flood protection. “It’s an eminent domain proceeding for the embankment,” says Tom Traynor, city attorney. Eminent domain is…
Judge nixes pipeline plan for flooded North Dakota lake
“A district judge has put a stop to plans for a $6 million pipeline to relieve chronic flooding at Rice Lake in north central North Dakota. The Rice Lake Recreation Service District does not have…
Fargo makes threat of eminent domain
“City officials here are edging closer to using eminent domain to legally seize a home for flood control purposes – a first among the hundreds of homes acquired in the metro area since the record-high…
Judge permits land-value estimates in Sioux Falls eminent domain case
“A Sioux Falls eminent domain case centering on property near the Cliff Avenue and Interstate 90 interchange had another day in court Monday. The owners of the land in question contend the department badly undervalued…