If Trump wants a wall, eminent domain is the final frontier
“In the United States, a deed is defined as a binding legal document that grants you ownership over a house or a piece of land until you sell or pass that property on to…
Case Threatens to Derail $1B Stock Show Complex Renovation
“A FEDERAL lawsuit threatens to derail a portion of the $1 billion overhaul of Denver’s National Western Stock Show complex. Colorado Public Radio reports Denver Rock Island Railroad is accusing the city of threatening…
Boone County landowner wins $250,000 in pipeline lawsuit
“A central Iowa landowner who claims she wasn’t paid enough by oil pipeline builder Dakota Access to compensate for the value of her farmland has won a $250,000 jury verdict. Judith Lamb, who owns…
Western Slope tackling issues of statewide water demands
“As water levels in Colorado decline, the long-term impact on the Western Slope are concerning to area water experts. The worry is that water demands down river and on the Front Range will dry…
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…