by Timothy Sandefur This morning, I received the following email from Lee Cameron, executive director of the Economic Development Corporation in Freeport, Texas, and the site of the Western Seafood eminent domain case. Mr. Cameron, writing from a government email … Continue reading
The Institute for Justice has prepared an important analysis of California's Proposition 99, the eminent domain initiative sponsored by an alliance of government agencies. You can read it here. IJ concludes, Prop 99 will provide insubstantial protection against the use … Continue reading
Here's an article by University of Chicago law professor Richard A. Epstein on the awful Didden v. Port Chester case which the Supreme Court declined to hear last year. Here's the brief that Pacific Legal Foundation filed in that case. … Continue reading
by Timothy Sandefur I will be appearing on a panel tonight at Chapman University School of Law to discuss "Eminent Domain, Property Rights, And Ballot Proposals: Where Do The Government Powers End And Citizens' Rights Begin?" The event is free … Continue reading
by Timothy Sandefur The City of Arnold, Missouri, has issued a press release on city letterhead attacking Homer and Julie Tourkakis for daring to defend themselves in the courts when the city decided to condemn their property. You can read … Continue reading
Today, the Pacific Legal Foundation unveiled its brand new website. We hope it'll be more user-friendly and contain much more helpful information for readers, the media, and our supporters. Check it out! … Continue reading
by Timothy Sandefur The Springfield (MO) News-Leader has my editorial about the Tourkakis case. Excerpt: After the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous decision in Kelo v. New London, which allowed government to use eminent domain to seize homes and businesses and … Continue reading