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12/09/2007

Withdrawal of Eminent Domain Findings Gives Hope to Duffield St. Preservationists: Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle, 10/17/07

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But City Says It’s Only a Technical Error By Sarah Ryley Advocates for the preservation of homes allegedly once involved in the Underground ...

Selah dispute over trees' worth leads to eminent domain action: Yakima WA Herald-Republic, 10/20/07

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By Erin Snelgrove For the past three years, Maxine Schreiner has felt like a prisoner in her own home. She can't leave it. She can't...

Mt. Pleasant's eminent domain tests: Charleston SC Post Courier, 10/20/07

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There are two tests ahead for Mount Pleasant officials now that they have decided to exercise their power of eminent domain to condemn prope...

Revisiting the Trans-Texas Corridor: Waxahatchie TX Daily Light, 10/20/07

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Editorial By Paul D. Perry Some readers have asked me to re-visit a few of my concerns regarding the Trans-Texas Corridor or TTC, because I ...

Border fence holdouts hit with eminent domain threat: Houston TX Chronicle, 12/7/07

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150 landowners in Texas have yet to grant access to build the barrier By Michelle Mittelstadt and James Pinkerton Taking aim at the Texas ho...

Going looney on Mooney: Visalia CA Times-Delta, 12/07/07

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By Ernest Norsworthy Maybe it’s unanswerable; in search of the meaning of the name “Mooney”, answers I found were as varied as “dumb” to “ri...

Eminent domain cases for hospital debated: Springfield OH News-Sun, 12/7/07

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By Samantha Sommer Lawyers debated in court on Friday issues relating to some of the eminent domain cases in the downtown hospital area invo...
11/30/2007

Historic Duffield Street Home Saved from Eminent Domain: South Brooklyn NY Legal Services, 11/30/07

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News Release In settlement of a lawsuit filed by Joy Chatel and Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) the City [of New Yo...

Phony Eminent Domain Ballot Measure Hard Pill to Swallow: Californians for Property Rights Protection, 11/28/07

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news release Experts Call Measure Flawed and Expose Deceptive Poison Pill Provision Today, a broad-based coalition of eminent domain reform ...

More secrecy concerns in Mount Pleasant: Charleston SC Post and Courier, 11/28/07

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Check for Shem Creek property issued days before council vote By Prentiss Findlay A town check for $2,285,000 to be used for condemnation of...

Ballot measure seeks to rein in cities' land grabs: Orange County CA Register, 11/27/07

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Editorial Eminent-domain reformers have submitted a million signatures for a June '08 ballot initiative California is one of the few sta...

Disclosure of ballot campaign donors sought: Californians for Property Rights Protection, 11/29/07

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News release The California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) is demanding to know the source of $1.5 million being used to defeat Prop. ...

Branner Station neighbors organize: Petersburg VA Progress Index, 10/19/07

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By Patrick Kane There were many questions but few answers at a citizens’ meeting on the Branner Station development. A standing-room-only cr...

Winners and losers remain unclear in Newark's arena gamble: Newark NJ Star-Ledger, 10/19/07

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NJ Voices By Joan Whitlow Yesterday, I found that the rough ways had been made smooth. The smell of fresh asphalt hung in the air by Prudent...

Running Horse deal could be risky: Fresno CA Bee, 10/18/07

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If Trump pulled out, city would own the land; Autry says he would need commitment first By Brad Branan and Robert Rodriguez Fresno Mayor Ala...

Plan targets Urban League site for library: Springfield MA Republican, 10/18/07

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By Mike Plaisance Calling it a moral issue, a City Council candidate and an incumbent councilor want the city to consider taking the Urban L...

Eminent Domain Lives... In Williamsburg: The Gothamist, New York NY, 10/18/07

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... according to a recent court ruling, the city [of New York] is taking two Williamsburg properties via eminent domain for Bushwick Inlet P...

Eminent domain: Used properly, it's a tool of last resort: Bay City MI Times, 10/18/07

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Our View The legal doctrine of eminent domain is rearing its ugly head around here again. This time, MBS International Airport is suing in c...

Bulldozing the American Dream: The American Magazine, 10/18/07

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‘Urban renewal’ schemes that rely on eminent domain disproportionately harm the poor By Timothy B. Lee For the first four decades of his lif...

Families March to Save Threatened Nabe: Downtown Brooklyn Star, Brooklyn NY, 10/18/07

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Pols Lead Discussion About Emminent Domain and Luxury Development in Downtown Brooklyn By Jeffrey Harmatz Tackling a process that has alread...