In 2016, Trump said he would use eminent domain to build the wall
“With President Trump and congressional Democrats still at odds over funding a southern border wall, the president continues to float the possibility of declaring a national emergency to secure money for it, a proposition…
A loss for property rights in Murr v. Wisconsin
“The Supreme Court just issued its decision in Murr v. Wisconsin, by far the most important property rights case of the term. The opinion is both a setback for constitutional property rights and likely…
Podcast on the use of eminent domain to take private property for Trump’s great wall
“I recently did a short podcast for the Cato Institute on the dangers of using eminent domain to seize the large amounts of private property that would be needed to build Donald Trump’s proposed wall…
How an obscure legal issue has found its way into the GOP race
“In a Republican primary that has been dominated by sound bites, a complicated legal issue has found its way to the fore of the campaign: eminent domain. The procedure allowing governments to seize land for…
No, Eminent Domain Is Not an ‘Obscure Legal Issue’
“Eminent domain is not an obscure issue unless you’ve never had to pay any attention to municipal government, where it comes up frequently. What is unusual, though, is that it is indeed an issue being…