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12/25/2005

Eminent domain challenge feared: Tri Valley (Pleasanton CA) Herald, 12/24/05

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Officials worry new laws could hinder or halt some Livermore development By Mike White [Livermore CA] officials fear that pending legislatio...
12/23/2005

Newport still using eminent domain: Cincinnati (OH) Enquirer, 12/23/05

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By Ryan Clark After a second appearance before the Newport City Commission, Raymond Butts may have caused some change in the minds of city c...
12/22/2005

Senator wants eminent domain reform on ballot: Sacramento (CA) Bee, 12/22/05

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By Daniel Weintraub California conservatives are forever searching for the next Proposition 13, the property-tax-cutting initiative that tap...
12/21/2005

Land dispute puts eminent domain laws under fire: Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, 12/22/05

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By Eric Stirgus A Stockbridge landowner and his lawyers argued last week that the city's plan to use eminent domain guidelines to take h...

Eminent domain proposal favored in Assembly: Anchorage (AK) Daily News, 12/21/05

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ASSEMBLY: Homeowners don't want private property taken for "leisure amenities." By Richard Richtmyer The Anchorage Assembly on...

Eminent domain’s defenders go to work: Kansas City (KS) Star, 12/20/05

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By Kevin Collison Missouri opponents of eminent domain may open a second front, and the potential new challenge rattled the board of the Eco...

Petition filed to reign in government right to eminent domain: The Oklahoman, 12/21/05

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By The Associated Press Government's use of eminent domain to obtain private property would be more limited in Oklahoma under an initiat...
12/20/2005

Eminent domain clash peaking: Pioneer Press (St Paul MN), 12/18/05

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Is road a 'land grab' or for public good? By Mary Divine A long-standing fight between Afton landowners over a proposed road comes ...
12/19/2005

Oklahoma Group Urges Citizen Action Against Eminent Domain Threat: Agape Press, 12/16/05

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By Allie Martin A petition drive that seeks to prevent any government official from condemning and then seizing private property in Oklahoma...

No eminent domain? Reinforce the promise: Palm Beach (FL) Post, 12/17/05

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Editorial Today's first of several workshops of the Riviera Beach City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency board, sho...

Berks using eminent domain to take over disputed property: Pottstown (PA) Mercury, 12/16/2005

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By Sharon Spohn Berks County played its "trump card" Thursday and filed a petition in county court to take the Antietam Lake prope...

Is Ardmore eminent domain battle over? Main Line Times (Ardmore PA), 12/15/2005

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By Cheryl Allison Could the eminent domain fight in Ardmore be over? There were signs this week it might just be. While most followers of ...

Officials — Eminent domain initiative likely in Missouri: Kansas City (KS) Business Journal, 12/16/05

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By Jim Davis Missouri voters probably will see an initiative next year on eminent domain, according to a presentation the Economic Developme...

State constitutional amendment on eminent domain to be on 2006 ballot: Craine's Detroit (MI) Business, 12/14/05

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would strengthen private-property rights By Amy Lane A constitutional amendment designed to strengthen private-property owners’ rights will ...

Barnitz to sponsor eminent domain legislation: Rolla (MO) Daily News, 12/13/05

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By Janese Heavin Sen. Frank Barnitz plans to sponsor eminent domain legislation and to oppose the governor’s 65 percent plan in the upcoming...
12/18/2005

Eminent Domain to Benefit Slots: Buffalo (NY) Pundit, 12/12/05

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By Jack Davis Our ne’er-do-well governor and our inept state legislature, with its typical noblesse-oblige way of dealing with Western and U...

Eminent Domain Revisited: Gotham Gazette (New York NY), 12/12/05

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By Mark Berkey-Gerard Three proposed development projects in NYC that may involve the condemning of private property: Columbia University ex...

Masters of their domain? St Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, 12/11/05

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By Jason Lee St. Charles could join ranks with O'Fallon by outlawing the seizure of private property for economic development projects s...

Eminent domain abuse in Colorado

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The Colorado Citizens for Property Rights has established a website at www.theccpr.com . The site has links to a number of specific eminent ...
12/17/2005

Eminent domain fears are exaggerated: Minneapolis (MN) Star-Tribune, 12/9/05

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Editorial They're mostly red meat for the talk-radio crowd What seemed a routine Supreme Court decision affirming the land-condemnation ...