Eminent Domain: Elderly Man May Lose Home Over New Jersey Casino Project
“Eminent domain powers may cause an elderly New Jersey guy may lose the home his family has owned for 45 years. Charles Birnbaum, 67, does not want to leave the three-story brick walkup in Atlantic…
Elderly Man May Lose Home Over New Jersey Casino Project
“Eminent domain powers may cause an elderly New Jersey man may lose the home his family has owned for 45 years. Charles Birnbaum, 67, does not want to leave the three-story brick walkup in Atlantic…
In AC who gets the house: Piano prodigy or the state?
“It was an Atlantic City plot as familiar as a rerun on Turner Classic Movies: Homeowner vows to save house against the forces of eminent domain, played out in the shadow of a casino. It…
New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority seeks to condemn Atlantic City homes to promote “development” around a casino
“In what seems like a replay of the famous 1998 case in which Donald Trump and the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority sought to condemn a house in order to build a parking lot…
Eminent domain abuse: Elderly Atlantic City Man Could Lose His Family Home Of 45 Years To Benefit A Bankrupt Casino
Charlie Birnbaum property is being taken for a mixed use development in New Jersey. watch the video Sorrentino, Nick. Against Crony Capitalism 21 May 2014.
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…
Mohegan Sun official denies that Palmer casino project will require takings of homes, businesses
“A Mohegan Sun official maintained on Friday that the resort casino project planned for the hillside on Thorndike Street will not require any takings of homes or businesses. “We will not need anybody’s home or…
ILLINOIS SENATE APPROVES GRANTING EMINENT DOMAIN POWER TO CASINOS
“The Illinois Senate recently approved a casino bill which would provide casinos with the power of eminent domain. If it passes, SB 1739 would amend the state’s Eminent Domain Act: … The bill passed 32-20…
Illinois Senate approves granting eminent domain to casinos
“The Land of Lincoln is doubling down on corruption. Last week, the Illinois Senate voted in favor of a new casino bill, which would imbue casinos with the power of eminent domain. If it passes,…
Mayor Petty considers eminent domain for slot machine site
“Mayor Joseph M. Petty is asking the city administration to consider seizing the long-vacant Wyman-Gordon Co. property near Kelley Square — just days after a report that a developer wants to build a slots machine…