Pipeline carrier bill dies quietly
“If the dueling narratives in the run-up to the deadline for the bill to clear the Senate are any indication, those on each side will hone in on the issue when it comes time to…
Legislation would guarantee beach access
“Seeking to answer the public-access quandary at Martin’s Beach once and for all, state Sen. Jerry Hill introduced legislation this week that could ultimately call upon the government’s powers of eminent domain to claim a…
Pipeline bill headed to Senate
“Mississippi is losing millions of dollars because access to a network of carbon dioxide-carrying pipelines is closed. That’s the claim made by advocates of a bill in the Mississippi Senate, which if passed, would require…
LETTER: Readington Twp. should stop wasting money on condemnation
“The Readington Township Committee has misled the public in an effort to garner support for their failed political agenda. Through their taxpayer-funded public relations campaign, they misrepresented the purpose and intent of the eminent domain…
Christie seemed unaware he signed Camden eminent domain bill
“Asked Monday about a measure giving eminent domain powers to a new Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University joint board of governors, Gov. Christie said he was unaware of such a proposal. “If a bill like that…
Damon Root on Lessons from Kelo, the Eminent Domain Case That Wiped Out a Neighborhood
“The latest issue of The Weekly Standard describes the Supreme Court’s 2005 eminent domain ruling in Kelo v. City of New London as “a tragedy with all the classical Greek elements: hubris, turn of fortune,…
Christie Forgot He Signed Bill Authorizing State University To Use Eminent Domain
“New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has apparently forgotten that he recently signed a bill giving a New Jersey state university board the power to condemn private property [HT: Nick Sibilla]: Asked Monday about a measure…
Supreme Court Justice Scalia Talks Eminent Domain, Internment Camps
“On the one hand, he said he has “no doubt” the court will eventually overturn a 2005 ruling that let the City of New London take Susette Kelo’s property using eminent domain and transfer it…
PROPERTIES WERE SEIZED AND A NEIGHBORHOOD RAZED IN THE NAME OF ‘ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT’ THAT NEVER CAME
“”See that pole with the transformer hanging from it?” Michael Cristofaro asked me. “That was where my family’s home was.” I looked up at a line of high telephone poles marching diagonally against a blanched…
Bills would boost Mich. oil extraction
“The process — known as enhanced-oil recovery — pushes otherwise unreachable oil to the surface, and stores carbon dioxide underground that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. The proposals also would allow companies that…