Arizona voters will get to say yay or nay to Proposition 207, which "would prohibit use of eminent domain for economic development and require government compensation for owners of property if its value is reduced by land-use laws." … Continue reading
Short article, nice outcome re: just compensation, an issue that's sometimes overshadowed by whether property should be taken in the first place. … Continue reading
In America governments take property by claiming it's "blighted." In Venezuela, Hugo Chavez takes property if it's not blighted enough. … Continue reading
by Steven Geoffrey Gieseler Now eminent domain is the topic for high school debates in Florida. Unthinkable, as far as I know, pre-Kelo. I myself was a high school debater in Florida less than a decade ago, and eminent domain … Continue reading
Our friends at the Institute for Justice have filed an appeal on behalf of Long Branch property owners in danger of having their houses seized for "beachfront redevelopment." … Continue reading
The Granite State becomes the latest to have its voters decide in November, to some extent, the eminent domain issue. … Continue reading
By Steven Geoffrey Gieseler Earlier this month we wrote of a regrettable proposal, sponsored by Virginia senator George Allen, that would significantly limit property rights in a corridor stretching from Pennsylvania to Virginia. Sen. Allen has responded to widespread criticism … Continue reading