Georgetown Property Owners Seek Proposals For Independent Environmental And Archeological Study
“Georgetown property owners said Friday they are going to move forward with soliciting proposals from environment/archeological consulting firms familiar with the Cherokee heritage of the rural community as the Tennessee Valley Authority moves forward…
In 2016, Trump said he would use eminent domain to build the wall
“With President Trump and congressional Democrats still at odds over funding a southern border wall, the president continues to float the possibility of declaring a national emergency to secure money for it, a proposition…
Texas landowners preparing to fight eminent domain over proposed border wall
“Some landowners with property along the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing legal challenges with the expectation that the Trump administration will use eminent domain to seize land for construction of the president’s planned border wall….
New Jersey Court Tightens Screw on Redevelopment Condemnation
“The Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court has narrowed the circumstances in which municipalities may condemn land for redevelopment over the objection of the property owner. Glassboro v. Grossman involved an admittedly derelict…
Stockpiling property isn’t a good enough excuse for towns to take your land, court rules
“A national property rights advocate is hailing a New Jersey appeals court decision this week as one with “nationwide implications.” A three-judge panel unanimously overruled a decision that allowed Glassboro to take property from…
Texas landowners dig in to fight Trump’s border wall
“As President Donald Trump makes his way to vist the border in Texas to present his case for his $5.7 billion wall, landowner Eloisa Cavazos says she knows firsthand how the project will play…
Couple Argues Eminent Domain for Home Destroyed in Police Standoff
“A Colorado family whose home was destroyed during a police standoff with a shoplifting suspect asked a 10th Circuit panel to revive their claims for compensation under the Fifth Amendment’s clause on eminent domain….
Eminent Domain and the Reasonable Probability of Rezoning: Why It Matters for a Property’s Highest and Best Use
“Landowners are constitutionally guaranteed just compensation when their property is taken for a public project. But the precise amount of just compensation is often an area of significant disagreement between landowners and the government…
Big Oil’s plot to conquer Colorado
“Below the headline races on the Colorado ballot this year lurks an unassuming yet spectacularly dangerous initiative to amend the state constitution. Called Amendment 74, it would badly undermine democracy in the Centennial State…
What You Need to Know About Amendment 74
“The proposed change to the Colorado Constitution would require private property owners to be compensated when a law or regulation reduces the market value of their property. If passed, it would make Colorado’s property…