Recent Developments in Eminent Domain: Public Use
“The Summer 2012 issue of the Urban Lawyer, the law review published quarterly by the ABA’s Section of State and Local Government Law and UMKC law school is now available on-line, and includes my short…
California Redevelopment Agencies Abused Their Powers & Should Never Return
“The California legislature recently dissolved the state’s redevelopment agencies, notoriously the nation’s worst abusers of eminent domain—when the government condemns perfectly fine properties not for public use, but for private development. California should stand firm…
As California’s TIF goes, so might Colorado’s
“The California Supreme Court issued a bombshell decision recently that effectively shuts down that state’s 400 local redevelopment agencies. It was a victory for Gov. Jerry Brown, who is seeking to redistribute redevelopment funds to…
Victimizing the Vulnerable: Eminent Domain Abuse in National City, California
Should a local boxing gym be allowed to stay open or should National City be able to condemn the property claiming blight and urban renewal? The owner claims that the Blight Study is faulty and…
