NC House backs restrictions on eminent domain
“In a 113-5 vote Tuesday afternoon, the N.C. House passed a bill to prevent government from seizing property for private development. The goal is to ban eminent domain in cases where government seizes property only…
House tries again to limit eminent domain
“State House lawmakers have once again given tentative approval to a proposed constitutional amendment limiting government’s powers to take private property. House Bill 3 passed its second reading by a 111-4 vote. A final vote…
NC Lawmakers Consider Amendment to Put Eminent Domain up for Vote
“State lawmakers are considering a constitutional amendment aimed at protecting private property. The amendment would allow voters to decide if eminent domain should be banned in North Carolina, except for public use. This means that…
Eminent Domain Bill Introduced
“An amendment to North Carolina’s state constitution is one of the first bills formally introduced in the new General Assembly session. Lawmakers reconvened Wednesday in Raleigh. State Representative Chuck McGrady from Henderson County is the…
First bill in NC House targets government land seizures
“The first substantial bill of the General Assembly’s new session tackles a perennial hot topic: government’s ability to take private property. Republican Rep. Chuck McGrady’s attempt to restrict the legal process known as eminent domain…
Law office not in study area
“Along with ongoing concerns about eminent domain, questions about why a prominent legal office isn’t included among Mount Airy sites under study for possible blighted-area designation emerged Wednesday. The omission of the Gardner & Gardner…
Eminent domain concerns commissioners
“Concerns, and a degree of condemnation, about taking private property by eminent domain highlighted a Thursday afternoon meeting of the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners. Though that issue wasn’t on the meeting agenda, it didn’t…
A possible test for Virginia’s recent constitutional amendment increasing compensation for property owners whose land is taken by the state
“The Charlottesville Daily Progress has an interesting article explaining how a new road-building project may provide the first big test for Virginia’s important 2012 constitutional amendment increasing protection for property rights, which was adopted by…
Can eminent domain save the Colonial Inn?
“The words “eminent domain” can provoke a strong response from property rights defenders and home and business owners in the way of proposed highways and other public projects. But the potential fate of Hillsborough’s historic…
Editorial: Use of eminent domain must be justified
“n 2012, Winston-Salem used eminent domain to purchase from Harvey Davis the Union Station, a grand old structure built in 1926 that was slowly deteriorating, with the idea of eventually redeveloping it into a transportation…