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3/25/2007

Property rights back on radar: Marysville CA Appeal-Democrat, 3/24/07

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Editorial The League of California Cities has opposed all meaningful reform in the Capitol to rein in the rampant abuse of eminent domain by...

West vows to fight proposed expansion of eminent domain: Dallas TX Morning News, 3/24/07

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S. Dallas residents blast effort to give cities more power to seize property By Paul Meyer [Texas] State Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, pledged ...

Eminent domain bill clears hurdle: Stamford CT Advocate, 3/24/07

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By Brian Lockhart Local legislative bodies would be assigned more responsibility in seizing private property and providing additional compen...

Eminent complain: Concerns raised over possible conflicts for Sen. McDonald: Stamford CT Advocate, 3/23/07

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By Brian Lockhart Nancy Esposito's sheet metal business is located in a Norwalk neighborhood targeted for redevelopment. She had hoped t...

Rep. Giles introduces eminent domain bill: Belfast ME Village Soup, 3/23/07

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By Beth Staples [Maine state] Rep. Jayne Crosby Giles presented a bill Wednesday, March 21, to assure that businesses taken under eminent do...

Ariz. seeks new check on eminent domain: Business Week, 3/22/07

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By Paul Davenport Union Pacific Railroad's expansion projects across southern Arizona are drawing complaints, prompting a state Senate p...

Allendale town house foes want town to weigh eminent domain: NorthJersey.com, Hackensack NJ, 3/22/07

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By Allison Pries Residents are hoping to enlist the help of the mayor and council to preserve farmland that is slated for town houses. They ...

Eminent-domain bill waits: Richmond VA Times Dispatch, 3/22/07

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Kaine still pondering proposal to limit property condemnation for use in economic development By Greg Edwards Virginia property-rights advoc...

Library land bid is rebuffed - Eminent domain fears prompt committee to reject Ulmer plan: Park Slope NY Courier, 3/22/07

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By Michèle De Meglio It’s round two in the battle for the Ulmer Park Branch Library. After holding a public hearing last month about the Bro...

Bill targets military’s use of eminent domain: Trinidad CO Times Independent, 3/20/07

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By Paula Murphy [Colorado] State lawmakers are scheduled to hear about a bill March 23 that would bar the use of eminent domain for military...

Gov. Huntsman Signs New Eminent Domain Law: KUTV-2, Salt Lake City UT, 3/20/07

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[Utah] Gov. Jon Huntsman signed a law Tuesday that eases restrictions on communities that want to acquire land for private development. Hous...

Acrimonious debate erupts over eminent domain idea: El Paso TX Times, 3/21/07

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By Tammy Fonce-Olivas An attempt by Mayor John Cook to bridge the rift between the city and some local business owners over the use of emine...

Eminent domain plaintiff in Port Chester case detained by relative's illness: White Plains NY Journal News, 3/21/07

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By Timothy O'Connor William Brody has waited seven years for his day in court against the Village of Port Chester. His case challenging ...

Spring Valley estimates it will pay about $450,000 to settle eminent domain suits: White Plains NY Journal News, 3/21/07

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By Christina Jeng The village [of Spring Valley NY] estimates it will spend $450,000 to settle lawsuits on property it acquired through emin...

Poll - Limit Ability To Seize Property Using Eminent Domain: WXIX FOX-TV19, Cincinnati OH, 3/21/07

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A poll released today says Ohio voters overwhelmingly favor making it tougher for the government to force the sale of private property under...

A Roundabout Way to Eminent Domain? Ft Collins CO Weekly, 3/20/07

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Libertarian Mark Brophy says traffic signals at Harmony and Shields would amount to “theft” of his property By Greg Campbell It’s a Libertar...

Why build skate park where it’s not wanted: West Milford CT Messenger, 3/20/07

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Letter to the editor By Jim Geist There has been much talk about the Highlands Act and eminent domain. The Fifth Amendment in the Constituti...
3/22/2007

Port Chester Man's Challenge To Eminent Domain in Court Today: New York NY Sun, 3/19/07

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By Joseph Goldstein A Port Chester man will get his chance today to demand the return of his property, which was seized through eminent doma...

India's Road to Riches Is Running Out of Land: Bloomberg.com, 3/19/07

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Opinion By Andy Mukherjee For 400 years now, Anglo-Saxon common law has protected the right of a government to take over private property fo...

Eminent domain plays a key role in fighting blight: Lynchburg VA News & Advance, 3/19/07

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Editorial For years, [Lynchburg VA] City Council and city housing officials have worked to get rundown properties out of the hands of irresp...