Should CDOT pay for its 22-year mistake with eminent domain?
“The Colorado Supreme Court recently ruled that for the past 22 years, the Colorado Department of Transportation has unlawfully condemned land for highway widening and improvement projects throughout the state. But several attorneys familiar with…
Big Thompson Canyon residents fear eminent domain
“When Dianne and Lyle Honstein received a letter from the Colorado Department of Transportation earlier this month, they began to panic. One word in particular from the letter stood out to them: acquisition. It was…
Colorado High Court Holds Highway Condemnations Unauthorized Since 1994, Dismisses Taking Suit Against U-Haul Under Nondelegation Doctrine
“On September 26, 2016, the Colorado Supreme Court, in a 7-0 opinion on an original proceeding, held the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has no condemnation authority under a 1994 resolution that unlawfully delegated to…