City Seeks Eminent Domain Judgment to Build Parking Garage
“The D&E Auto Repair Service property is owned by mechanics David Samuel and Earl Guevara. Samuel also lives on the property with his family in an adjacent house. If the city’s eminent domain lawsuit is…
Eminent Domain and Public Transit
“In Colorado, proposed legislation that would limit the eminent domain power of the Denver Regional Transit District (RTD) to land necessary for “public transit purposes” – as a result eliminating RTD’s ability to forcibly acquire…
Dale Swanson fights the county over eminent domain
7 year eminent domain duel over a property that has been in her family for over 200 years. $100,000 asked by the property owner $20,000 offered by Spotsylvania County, Virginia Private developer partnered with the…
Virginia amendment to limit eminent domain passes!
Voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that some officials contend will make it nearly impossible for Virginia localities to seize private property for redevelopment. “When you give the voters a chance to affirm their constitutional…
Amendment to limit eminent domain in Virginia passes
Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that some officials contend will make it nearly impossible for localities in the state to seize private property for redevelopment, The Virginian-Pilot reported. The statewide amendment had 76…
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…
Virginia amendment limiting eminent domain could affect public projects
By a margin of almost 3 to 1, Virginians agreed to limit the ability of the state and local governments to take property by exercising its right of eminent domain. The amendment changes the state’s…
Vote yes on Question 1 Nov. 6
Question 1 specifies that eminent domain cannot be used unless it’s for a true “public use,” such as roads or schools, and it would ensure just compensation, including payment for lost access and profits. It…
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…
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…