Colorado bill might reinstate eminent-domain power for oil and gas companies
“Oil and gas companies had eminent-domain power for the paths of their pipelines for 105 years until the Colorado Supreme Court reinterpreted a dusty, old state law in 2012 — right as the current industry…
Foreign Company Tries To Seize U.S. Land For Keystone Pipeline
“TransCanada, a foreign company based in Alberta, Canada decided to use an amendment to the United States Constitution to seize private American citizens’ property to avoid regulators and build the controversial Keystone Pipeline (USNews). This…
Sponsors drop oil pipeline bill: Committee vote may have violated sunshine law
“Senate Bill 14-093 is an attempt to overturn a 2012 Colorado Supreme Court decision that told oil pipeline companies they did not have eminent domain authority. The companies have used their perceived authority for decades…
Colorado Couple May Lose Home In ‘Open Space’ Eminent Domain Seizure
“The county claims that it is seizing the property through eminent domain in order to preserve open space, according to an Associate Press report. The Barries say they have no plans to develop the land…
TRWD plans eminent domain action with landowner
“The Tarrant Regional Water District board voted 4-1 on Tuesday to exercise its power of eminent domain in order to route a massive pipeline through an East Texas property controlled by Monty Bennett, a wealthy…
Citing ‘bias,’ defendants seek change of venue in Kings arena eminent domain lawsuit
“Intensifying the court battle over an abandoned department store needed for the new Sacramento Kings arena, the property’s out-of-town owners are seeking a change of venue in the city’s eminent domain lawsuit. Saying they probably…
Eminent domain hearing set for arena parcel
“Though not attracting as much attention as a potential ballot measure, another court action relating to the downtown arena will get its first hearing March 11. According to city arena project manager Desmond Parrington, that’s…
Elderly domain! W’burg pol pitches state seizure as solution to senior center woes
“A Williamsburg official is pushing a law that would let the city seize a building from its owner to save the embattled senior center inside. Assemblyman Joe Lentol (D–Williamsburg) is planning to introduce a bill…
Hands off: North Kansas City loses eminent domain case
“City officials in the municipality of 4,200, which is surrounded by Kansas City, want a private developer to build a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use project on the site, which sits east of Interstate 35 along the city’s…
A Dispatch From The ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference
“Anyhow, here are the links to the cases and materials I mentioned during the talk: The decision by Canada’s Supreme Court about business losses in expropriation cases, even where the property has not been taken,…