California Schemers Urge Eminent Domain Abuse in Nevada
“The scheme was initially dubbed the Community Resolution Assistance Program (C.R.A.P.) by Byron Georgiou, a partner in the California company, Mortgage Resolution Partners (MRP), which is currently peddling the scheme to the city of North…
Attempted Land Grab Ends With Voters Booting Entire City Council
“In Hackensack, New Jersey, however, the officials who targeted Michael Monaghan’s property for seizure as part of an “area in need of redevelopment,” even while denying him the right to develop it himself, pushed too…
Protecting Property Rights for All Americans
“Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) prepared the following statement for today’s House Judiciary Committee markup on H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013: I thank the Chairman for putting H.R. 1944, the Private…
Statement of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte Markup of H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act
“Chairman Goodlatte: Private ownership of property is vital to our freedom and our prosperity and is one of the most fundamental principles embedded in the Constitution. The Founders realized the importance of property rights by…
Your Capitol Voice: Details on health care, eminent domain bills that passed
“The basis for my fight for private property rights is that I believe it is one of the most fundamental and important tenets of our state and nation. Citizens who own property should not fear…
NJ Senate Committee Advances Eminent Domain/Redevelopment Bill
“Yesterday the Budget Committee of the New Jersey State Senate favorably reviewed and recommended approval of legislation that would codify important restrictions on the use of eminent domain in local redevelopment projects, and also would…
Constitution Subcommittee Approves Bill to Protect Private Property Rights
“The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice today approved legislation in a vote of 5-3 that prohibits state and local governments that receive federal economic development funds from using eminent domain to transfer private…
A property rights defender
“The opponents of last November’s property rights amendment to the Virginia Constitution assured us that we could trust our state lawmakers to stand strong for reforms they enacted in 2007 preventing localities from condemning land…
Wind energy industry: 2013 Legislature created mixed results
“During the 2013 session of the Wyoming Legislature, members of the wind energy industry closely watched four bills, including potential laws for eminent domain, utility rates and state permitting. The industry opposed three of the…
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 following provisions of law…