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8/09/2005

Eminent domain in question: Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, 8/5/05

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Bill in legislature would temporarily halt taking of property until issue is studied By Steve Kemme Some local officials and planners have m...

Do-It-Yourself Eminent Domain Reform

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Writing your own eminent domain revision? Here’s an analysis of some typical proposals in three states. By John Ryskamp CALIFORNIA This stat...

Missouri Group Set to Study Eminent Domain Laws: Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune, 8/4/05

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By Josh Flory When a state task force begins examining Missouri's eminent domain system, Steve Hobbs will be helping to look through the...

N.J. bill targets eminent domain: (South Jersey) Courier Post, 8/5/05

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Sponsors propose well-defined limits By Richard Pearsall A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that opened the door for broad use of ...

Eminent domain ruling: Shelton [CT] Weekly, 8/4/05

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By Scott Sell Last week, a group representing state municipalities recognized that lawmakers might have been premature in requesting a morat...

Dueling eminent domain laws: Stratford (CT) Star, 8/4/05

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Councilwoman and candidate say voters want an ordinance By Fred Musante Competing eminent domain ordinances have come before the [Stratford]...
8/08/2005

Eminent domain helps Target, Best Buy: (Minneapolis/St Paul MN) Business Journal, 7/29/05

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By Ellen P. Gabler Long before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 23 that local governments can condemn private property for more-profitab...

Plan Restricts Eminent Domain : Voices (Washington CT), 8/3/05

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By John Addyman Reacting to what it termed a "terrible opinion" by the U.S. Supreme Court, the [Washington Depot] Zoning Commissio...

Eminent domain as a last resort: Spectator-Leader (Linden & Roselle NJ), 8/3/05

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Opinion Linden's City Council appears to have jumped the gun on its July 19 ordinance stating the city's intent to seize Internation...

Restrictions on eminent domain considered: The Connecticut Post, 8/2/05

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By Frank Washkuch Jr [Stratford CT] Town Council Republicans are pressing for an ordinance that would restrict the town's use of eminent...

Will Green Shirleen be able to tackle eminent domain? Yes! Weekly (Greensboro NC), 8/2/05

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By Brian Clarey Green Shirleen called me to a downtown rooftop via a hushed request over a tenuous cell phone connection last week. “It’s me...

Officials try to allay fears about eminent domain: St Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, 8/2/05

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By Mary Shapiro Ellisville is trying to update its comprehensive plan while also trying to quell rumors about the city's potential use o...

Task Force To Hold First Meeting On Eminent Domain: WMUR TV9 (Manchester NH), 8/2/05

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A [New Hampshire] Senate task force on eminent domain was to hold its first meeting on Tuesday. Senate President Tom Eaton appointed the tas...

Eminent Domain: Making Omelets or Protecting Nest Eggs

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Wayne Lusvardi Aesop’s Fable of the Hen and the Fox A fox was out looking for a late supper. He came to a henhouse, and through the open do...

Lower Merion candidates' eminent-domain views: Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, 8/8/05

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By Jeff Price The fate of Ardmore properties under the sword of eminent domain could come down to election arithmetic: Subtracting the seats...
8/05/2005

Eminent domain ruling not understood: [Fairfield CA] Daily Republic, 8/5/05

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Opinion By Robert Lando Given the media sound bites, it's easy to understand why public opinion has weighed so heavily against the Supre...

Committee to hold hearings on eminent domain: Drovers Magazine, 8/1/05

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On Friday [7/29/05], the House Agriculture Committee Chairman, Bob Goodlatte joined Reps Henry Bonilla (R-Texas) and Stephanie Herseth (D-S....

New Jersey Loses Eminent Domain Case, 8/4/05

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Press Release Forest City Ratner Bloomfield Project in Jeopardy Carlin & Ward, Attorneys at Law Essex County Assignment Judge Patricia K...

Alabama limits eminent domain: The Washington (DC) Times, 8/4/05

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By Donald Lambro Alabama yesterday became the first state to enact new protections against local-government seizure of property allowed unde...

Can anybody out there help?

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It all began over 15 years ago. A friend of mine got me a job at a cute neighborhood tavern & grill in downtown Cary, Illinois. I worked...