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10/29/2005

Eminent domain proposal may be illegal, lawyer says: Stamford (CT) Advocate, 10/25/05

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By Peter Davenport and Brian Lockhart A proposed ordinance to ban Norwalk's ability to seize private property for economic development i...

ACLU Joins Jersey City Tavern Owner's Eminent Domain Fight: North Country Gazette (Chestertown NY), 10/24/05

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The American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU] of New Jersey is now representing tavern owner Cheng "Terry" Tan, who is fighting the Je...

Md. legislature late to eminent domain reaction: (Baltimore) Maryland Daily Record, 10/24/05

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By Dori Berman Last week the eminent domain issue bubbled to the surface in the Free State, but Maryland was not the first to react to a con...

Norwalk council to debate eminent domain: Stamford (CT) Advocate, 10/24/05

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By Brian Lockhart Members of the [Norwalk] Common Council are weighing a compromise over a controversial eminent domain ordinance to allow d...

Reform eminent domain, within limits: Westchester County (NY) Business Journal, 10/24/05

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Westchester lawmakers should grab the unique opportunity before them to craft an eminent domain bill that ensures local governments use thei...
10/23/2005

Protests Against Eminent Domain Speak to Deeper Problem — Distrust: The Washington (DC) Post, 10/22/05

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Opinion By Judy Coleman This year’s story about property rights is a tale of two cities. The first is New London, a Connecticut port town wh...
10/21/2005

Amendment puts restrictions on eminent domain: Joplin (MO) Independent, 10/20/05

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The [US] Senate yesterday approved an amendment introduced by Senator Kit Bond that would restrict the use of federal funds on private devel...

Move City Forward After Eminent-domain Fiasco: The (New London CT) Day, 10/21/05

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Letter To The Editor By Sandra Clarke Oney, New London Enough is enough is enough. For the past six years, Connecticut, New London and the N...
10/20/2005

Johnson — Reform eminent domain: The (Kankakee, IL) Daily Journal, 10/11/05

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By Mary Baskerville Private property rights advanced a notch Friday when the [US] House Agriculture Committee approved legislation intended ...

State pushes eminent domain rule: The Prague (Czech Republic) Post, 10/19/05

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Bill would force landowners to sell property to government By FrantiĊĦek Bouc A hotly debated bill allowing land appropriation for industrial...

Eminent domain vote stalled: San Gabriel Valley (CA) Tribune, 10/20/05

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Monterey Park considers condemning buildings By Jason Kosareff The [Monterey Park] City Council had not voted by 11 p.m. Wednesday on whethe...

Knopp — Eminent domain issue was steamrolled: Stamford (CT) Advocate, 10/20/05

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By Brian Lockhart Mayor Alex Knopp believes the [Norwalk CT] Common Council's Ordinance Committee acted too quickly and emotionally in r...
10/19/2005

Landowner fears losing nest egg to eminent domain: (Westchester NY) Journal News, 10/19/05

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By Brian J Howard Helen Christian always dreamed that the property she and her husband bought when they were first married might be a nest e...

Council Clarifies Position on Eminent Domain Issue: (Ellicott City MD) View, 10/19/05

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By Paul Peluso Jr Members of the County Council decided that it was important to clarify their stance on eminent domain after the Supreme C...

Boynton OKs eminent domain takeover of 12 properties from unwilling owners: (South FL) Sun-Sentinel, 10/19/05

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By Edward Sifuentes [Boynton Beach] City commissioners approved an agreement Tuesday with the Community Redevelopment Agency to take more th...

Maryland Lawmakers Seek to Limit Eminent Domain: Fox News, 10/18/05

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By Elizabeth Coe Republican legislators in Maryland said Tuesday they will propose an amendment to the state's constitution that would b...

Realtors Urge Eminant Domain Reform: Georgia Association of Realtors

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Position Statement By Jan Baker The Georgia Association of Realtors is an 85-year-old organization made up of more than 36,000 residential a...

New London severs ties with development authority: The (New London CT) Day, 10/18/05

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The [New London] city council has voted to sever ties with the quasi-public development authority at the center of a national debate over em...

Beware Eminent Domain Ploys: Hartford (CT) Courant, 10/18/05

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Op-Ed By Scott Bullock, Institute for Justice Connecticut legislators will soon have an opportunity to end eminent domain abuse in their sta...

Eminent domain foes will appeal to jury: (Woodland CA) Daily Democrat, 10/18/05

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By Ben Antonius Foes of the county's attempt to take over the Conaway Ranch announced another attack on Monday - an appeal to the Yolo C...