City Takes Eminent Domain Case to Supreme Court
The Jefferson County (MO) Journal has this story on the Tourkakis case that PLF is litigating in the Missouri Supreme Court. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Prop. 207 Reins in Those Who Covet Land
by Timothy Sandefur The Arizona Republic has my brief article on the lawsuit against the city of Flagstaff. … Continue reading
Eminent Domain Abuse in Missouri
by Timothy Sandefur Timothy Lee of the Show-Me Institute has issued a new report on the abuse of eminent domain in Missouri, the state that probably has the worst laws on eminent domain in the country. (I consulted on an … Continue reading
The Hidden Costs of Predatory Takings
Peter Miller at the Realty Times has an article here on the report recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis about the economic waste caused by redevelopment condemnations. Exceprt: Why, they ask, would an efficient government need … Continue reading
When the State Wants Your Land
The Sandusky (OH) Register has a story here about the use of eminent domain in New London–only this time it's New London, Ohio, not Connecticut. … Continue reading
Aggressive Use of Eminent Domain at Issue in Riverside City Council Races
The Riverside (CA) Press Enterprise has this article on how eminent domain abuse is factoring into the city council election. … Continue reading
Bulldozed
by Timothy Sandefur On the plane to Florida this week I managed to finish Carla Main's book Bulldozed, and it is outstanding. It has been a long time since a book made me as indignant and angry as this book … Continue reading