New Woodridge mayor emphasizes ‘common sense’
“Among the issues currently being discussed in Woodridge are the new budget and using eminent domain to acquire a strip mall. The village decided last year it wanted to buy a 4.8-acre property on the…
City officials project urban renewal authority funding will be scarce for future base area projects
“City officials told the Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday night that funding for base area improvements from the urban renewal authority will be scarce for at least the next three to four years. #Finance…
Cats Claim Flower Pot By Eminent Domain
“Two cats have laid claim to the flower pot on the front porch, claiming that the constitution construct of eminent domain allows them legal right to seize the property. “No. Definitely not,” said legal scholar…
Inland Port price tag is nearing $50 million
“The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) board of directors today approved an additional $12.9 million to pay its share of the escalating cost of the Inland Port at Greer, now estimated as high as…
Supreme Court Continues to Avoid Eminent Domain Cases Post Kelo
“On Monday, the Supreme Court had a prime opportunity to give additional force to Kennedy’s words and instead declined to review a glaring case of eminent domain abuse from Guam. At issue in Ilagan v….
Texas Landowner to Testify Before Congress About Property Rights Abuses
“Julia Trigg Crawford, a Texas landowner fighting a legal battle with TransCanada over the rights to her family’s farm, will be in Washington on Thursday to testify in front of the Subcommittee on the Constitution…
Eminent domain shouldn’t be granted to Keystone XL pipeline
“In the Keystone XL pipeline’s newestadvertisement, the company comforts Nebraskans by declaring “We’re also ready to respond with a highly trained Nebraska-based response team standing by. We’re Nebraskans working for TransCanada. We wanna be more…
Private Property Rights Protection Act Bill 113th Congress
“Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) reintroduced the Private Property Rights Protection Act today. This bill would provide American citizens with the means to protect their private property from inappropriate claims of eminent domain. If a state…
Big Flats land dispute still in court
“The fight between New York State Electric & Gas and a West Elmira man who is challenging the utility’s attempts to obtain a pipeline easement across his land has moved into state Supreme Court. The…
Filing seeks land
“he School District of Beloit has filed a verified petition for condemnation proceedings for the Truckenbrod property at 2570 Milwaukee Road, and Rock County Circuit Judge Barbara W. McCrory will hear the petition on May…