Opponents of Virginia’s Eminent Domain Initiative Made the Best Case for It
Like many other state legislatures horrified by the Supreme Court’s infamous Kelo ruling in 2005, Virginia’s General Assembly passed a measure restricting government’s taking of private property for economic-development purposes. The amendment was designed to…
Clark County to seek loan for airport expansion judgment as appeal continues
Clark County officials have agreed to seek an $851,000 loan to satisfy a trial court judgment from an eminent domain case that the county continues to appeal to the state Court of Appeals. Without an…
Bloomfield eyes eminent domain; mayor threatens veto
The Bloomfield Township Council’s majority on Monday approved taking the Lion Gate Drive property via eminent domain. Mayor Raymond McCarthy said he would veto the move.A developer is trying to build a 104-unit housing complex…
Property rights issue will be on ballot
Property rights have been under assault since the Supreme Court’s infamous 2005 ruling Kelo v. New London. In Kelo, the Supreme Court held that a local government could use eminent domain to take private property…
Court sides with NJ town in eminent domain dispute
A New Jersey appeals court has denied an attempt by homeowners in Long Branch to get additional compensation from the city in a long-running eminent domain dispute. abc27 WHTM 16 October 2012.
Lee County closes eminent domain cases, acquiring 10 acres of land
The land is east of Interstate 75 and Bonita Springs and is part of a South Florida Water Management District project to restore historic flow ways in the south portion of Lee County. According to…
Farmers making final push for property rights amendment
With just a few weeks left before Election Day, Farm Bureau producer members in Virginia are putting on a full-court press in support of Question 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot.The proposed amendment to Virginia’s…
Court rules against diocese in land dispute
An appellate court on Wednesday gave its opinion in the dispute, and shoveled dirt on the diocese’s hopes of getting its price. The two-judge panel said the state’s Department of Transportation had moved properly to…
High court to hear trader’s floating home case
Lozman alleges the seizure is backlash because he helped block the city’s plans to use eminent domain to tear out houses near the marina and build a $2.4 billion luxury yacht club with private developers….
Frustration builds over dilapidated Weymouth Landing storefronts
“Frustration is mounting among town councilors and neighbors who say the owner, Nick Delegas of Lexington, has made no effort to maintain the row of buildings along Commercial Street that lie at the center of…