Bill Would Revise Condemnation Rules
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has an article on the eminent domain reform proposal in Washington State. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Eminent Domain: Preserve or Abolish?
The Objective Standard has posted a debate between the Ayn Rand Institute's Yaron Brook and the International Economic Development Council's Jeffrey Finkle on the philosophical issues surrounding eminent domain, and you can listen to it on the TOS website. The … Continue reading
Good New Article on Kelo Backlash
The latest issue of the Independent Review has an interesting article by Edward Lopez and Sahsa Totah about the reaction to Kelo. You can read it online here. … Continue reading
Charges Dropped Against Riviera Beach Activist
Good news, for once, out of Riviera Beach, Florida. Background here, in a post from November. … Continue reading
Eminent Domain Victory in New Jersey
Congratulations to attorney Bill Ward of the New Jersey Eminent Domain Law Blog on successfully defending the rights of two property owners in cases being litigated by Carlin & Ward. … Continue reading
A House Divided: A Story About Eminent Domain
by Timothy Sandefur Yankee magazine has a feature story on the Kelo case. It's a chilling tale of what goes on in an America that once prided itself on freedom and equality. Excerpt: On the day before Thanksgiving of that … Continue reading
Proposed property rights amendment draws criticism
by Timothy Sandefur The Madison County (Miss.) Journal has this article on a proposal to amend the state constitution to forbid the abuse of eminent domain. The bureaucrats' reaction? Typically, they're upset that the proposal would stand in the way … Continue reading