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11/10/2006

Protecting Property Rights in a Landslide: The Reason Foundation, 11/8/06

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Voters in nine states pass measures to curb eminent domain abuse By Leonard C. Gilroy Besides Democrats, and anyone hoping for gridlock in W...
11/09/2006

New York developer's eminent-domain crusade comes to California: Capitol Weekly News, 7/13/06

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By Shane Goldmacher Howard Rich may live in New York, but he has waded deep into California politics. The multimillionaire developer, and pr...

San Bernardino County voters OK tamer version of eminent domain measure: Los Angeles CA Times, 11/9/06

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By Jonathan Abrams and Sara Lin California voters rejected a statewide proposition to restrict the government's ability to seize private...

Mixed verdict nationwide on eminent-domain proposals: Sacramento CA Bee, 11/9/06

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By John Hill California and several other states that considered changes to private property rights delivered a mixed verdict Tuesday. While...

Measure to restrict government power over private land being rejected: San Francisco CA Chronicle, 11/8/06

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By Patrick Hoge [California] Voters were poised Tuesday to reject Proposition 90, a measure that supporters said would stop the government f...

Wal-Mart sues Hercules over eminent domain technicality: San Jose CA Mercury News, 11/8/06

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By Tom Lochner In what could be the first of a series of legal challenges, Wal-Mart has sued Hercules over the city's decision to invoke...

Eminent domain restrictions approved in 9 states, rejected in 3: The Jurist, 11/8/06

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By Jaime Jansen Voters in nine US states approved ballot initiatives restricting the use of eminent domain in mid-term elections Tuesday, re...

Florida Voters Pass Eminent Domain Limit: Houston TX Chronicle, 11/8/06

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By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Florida residents resoundingly approved six permanent changes to the state constitution on Tuesday, cover...

N.D. Voters Restrict Eminent Domain: Houston TX Chronicle, 11/8/06

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By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press North Dakota residents voted Tuesday to limit the government's right to acquire private property. Form...

Eminent Domain Limits Pass in Michigan: Houston TX Chronicle, 11/8/06

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By Sven Gustafson, Associated Press [Michigan] voters by a 4-1 margin approved a measure to prohibit governments from claiming eminent domai...

Eminent domain reform demanded: Billings MT Gazette, 11/7/06

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The Powder River Basin Resource Council passed a resolution at its annual meeting Saturday calling for a "substantial" rewrite of ...

Eminent domain, right and wrong: The Advocate, Baton Rouge LA, 11/7/06

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Letters By Lewis Doherty III ... I have handled dozens of eminent domain (expropriation) cases during my tenure as a judge, and even employe...
11/06/2006

Eminent domain pushback: Contra Costa CA Times, 11/5/06

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Commentary By Roger Pilon IN 12 STATES Tuesday, voters will get a rare chance to talk back to the Supreme Court. Those are the states with m...

Prop. 4 would end use of eminent domain in state: Grand Haven MI Tribune, 11/3/06

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By Sven Gustafson, Associated Press It's received little fanfare, but a Nov. 7 ballot proposal aims to set strict limits on government...

Council overrides Mayor’s eminent domain, demolition vetoes: Amesbury MA News, 11/3/06

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By Kendra Kelley The [Amesbury] Municipal Council swiftly struck down two mayoral vetoes in a special meeting that lasted less than 20 minut...

Prop. 207 changes eminent domain: Tucson AZ Citizen, 11/3/06

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By Brad Poole On Nov. 7, voters will be asked to approve a proposition that would change the way governments can take private property for p...

Tempers flare over eminent domain: Hanover PA Evening Sun, 11/3/06

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The battle rages on between citizens of Tyrone Township and proponents of a natural-gas compressor station planned near Oxford Road and Rout...
11/03/2006

Prop 90 argued as savior from eminent domain abuse: Malibu CA Times, 11/1/06

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By Melonie Magruder Eminent domain initiatives will be found on 11 state ballots across the country next month, most in response to a landma...

Eminent domain's slippery, costly slope: Marketplace - National Public Radio, 11/2/06

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Measures in four Western states would force local governments to pay property owners if regulations — such as zoning — reduce their property...

Neenah settles eminent domain challenge: Appleton WI Post-Crescent, 11/1/06

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By Duke Behnke The city [of Neenah WI] will pay $300,000 to settle an eminent domain challenge for a six-acre property at the southeast corn...