New Jersey Court Strikes Down Use of Eminent Domain to Take Property to "Bank" it for Possible Future Use
The court concluded that property may only be condemned for projects that will proceed in "the reasonably foreseeable future."
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My USA Today Op Ed on Using Emergency Powers to Build Trump's Wall
The op ed explains why this option is not legal - and why it would set a dangerous precedent if the president succeeded in doing it.
My New "Washington Post" Op Ed on Eminent Domain and the Border Wall
The op ed describes the extensive harm likely to be caused by condemning the large amounts of private property that would need to be seized to build the wall.
Anti-Wall GOP Rep. Will Hurd: 'There's a Thing We Care About in Texas Called Private Property Rights'
Some members of Congress still care about private property.
Rep. Justin Amash Takes on Eminent Domain with 'Just Compensation' Bill
The bill would likely stop Trump from using the "military version of eminent domain."
My Op ed on Trump, Emergency Powers, and the Wall
The op ed was published yesterday in the New York Daily News, but may be even more relevant today.
Eminent Domain, Emergency Powers, and Trump's Wall
Can Trump really exploit emergency powers to use eminent domain to build his wall without additional congressional authorization? If he succeeds, conservatives are likely to regret the precedent he sets.
Trump's Terrible Record on Property Rights
The President's recent threat to use "the military version of eminent domain" to seize property for his border wall is just the tip of a larger iceberg of policies and legal positions inimical to constitutional property rights.
What the Hell Is the 'Military Version of Eminent Domain'?
Whatever it is, it can't be good.
GM Will Shut Down Factory Built on Land Seized in Controversial 1981 Poletown Taking
The factory stands on land seized in a taking that forcibly displaced over 4000 people, and attracted widespread widespread opposition. The lessons and legacy of the Poletown case remain relevant today.
The 5 Worst Supreme Court Rulings of the Past 50 Years
Cases in which a majority of the Court fell down on the job.
Has America's Obsession With Manufacturing Jobs Gone Too Far?
A Wisconsin town is spending billions, seizing homes, and breaking state law to lure a Taiwanese company.
Trump Fact-Checks Kanye West on the Foxconn Deal, but There's More West Might Want to Know
"We could bring Foxconn to set up a factory in, I think, Minnesota," West said of the manufacturing plant being built in Wisconsin.
Foxconn Cronyism Could Jeopardize Scott Walker's Re-Election Chances
New poll finds Walker trailing his Democratic rival by five points and that many voters believe the state paid too much to lure Foxconn.
Matt Welch Interviews Zach Weissmueller, Libertarian State Rep. Brandon Phinney & More on Sirius XM!
From the alt-right to Twitter deactivation, bands drinking booze to presidents crowing for cronyism, we'll hash it out on Sirius XM Insight channel 121 today from 9-12 ET
Houses Passes Private Property Rights Protection Act - But Celebration is Premature
The eminent domain reform bill is the same legislation that has passed the House three previous times since 2005. Each time, it died in the Senate without ever coming to a vote.
Trump's Border Wall Is Destroying Land, Livelihoods, and Butterflies in the Rio Grande
"You may learn about eminent domain, but until you are in the crosshairs of the government, you don't understand how it really works."
Watch Little Pink House, Drama About Eminent Domain Abuse, in Safety of Your Own Home!
Award-winning movie about Susette Kelo's attempt to save house from a local government gone klepto is out on streaming and video-on-demand services.
Another Justice Like Gorsuch, Please
Contrary to what his critics say, this "narrow-minded elitist" stands up for the little guy.
Trump and Scott Walker's Wisconsin Foxconn Deal Is Cronyism at Its Worst
The dealmaker in chief abuses his power to cripple companies that anger him and reward those that please him-and his fellow Republicans enable it.
Trump, Ryan, and Walker Want to Seize Wisconsin Homes to Build a Foxconn Plant
State and local officials are doling out $4.5 billion and 1,000 acres to lure the Taiwanese manufacturing giant.
Anthony Kennedy Disappointed Everybody in Masterpiece Cakeshop. No Surprise, He's Done It Before.
The mercurial justice lets everybody down, again.
Crony Capitalism, Eminent Domain Abuse, and Alleged Corruption
Lawsuit exposes a shady deal in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Stossel Confronts Politicians About Corruption Allegations
Developer claims politicians blocked their project to favor a crony who helps the politicians.
Kelo's 'Little Pink House' Stands as a Monument to Injustice
A powerful new film portrays an infuriating act of eminent domain abuse.
Little Pink House Having Huge Opening Week
A low-budget account of the Kelo case sells out a 1,400-seat theater and gets the Megyn Kelly treatment plus a love-letter from George Will.
Stossel: Little Pink House
The story of how the government can take your home against your will.
Justice John Paul Stevens Is Wrong About the Second Amendment, Again
The retired justice wants to claw back parts of the Bill of Rights.
New York City Unleashes Eminent Domain Abuse on Immigrant Dry Cleaners in East Harlem
Another day, another shady land grab scheme by New York officials.
New London, Connecticut, Prosecutes Local Artist for Bamboo It Deems a Blight
Carlos Carrion has been growing bamboo in his yard for three decades; suddenly it's a crime.
How Using Eminent Domain to Seize Land for a Border Wall Harms American Property Owners
A new study of border takings under the 2006 Secure Fence Act finds that many owners get inadequate compensation, and that the condemnation process is flawed in other ways.
Judge Halts Indiana Town's Cruel Attempt to Fine Residents Out of their Properties
Property owners were ordered to pay thousands for violations unless they agreed to sell to a redeveloper.
Nebraska Regulators Approve Keystone XL Pipeline
A big defeat for anti-pipeline activists.
Can Cards Against Humanity Stop Trump's Wall?
No, because Trump doesn't care about private property rights.
City Claims Binding Restrictions on Eminent Domain Are Merely 'Guidelines'
That Pirates of the Caribbean logic did not sit well with the Georgia Supreme Court.
The Politician Behind California High Speed Rail Now Says It's 'Almost a Crime'
Quentin Kopp convinced voters to approve the project. Now he's suing to kill it.
Seattle Transit Agency Wants to Tear Down Fraternal Lodge
...and put up a parking garage
Seizing Private Property in the Trump Era
A new film dramatizes the landmark Supreme Court decision on eminent domain.
Georgia Legislature Weakens Eminent Domain Protections
Governments in Georgia will be allowed to seize property for "economic development" purposes, undoing reforms passed in 2006 after the Kelo ruling.
Army Corps of Engineers Halts Work on Dakota Access Pipeline
Standing Rock protesters succeed in blocking Bakken oil pipeline route
Eminent Domain Critic, Ayn Rand Superfan, Former Cato CEO John Allison Could Run Trump's Treasury
Allison wants to repeal all Dodd-Frank regulations, which didn't fix the problem of banks being "too big to fail."
'A Manifest Abuse of the Eminent Domain Power': N.J. State Agency Gets Bench-Slapped in Court
Eminent domain abuse struck down in Casino Reinvestment Development Authority v. Birnbaum.
Republican Platform Denounces Kelo, the Eminent Domain Ruling That Trump Called 'Wonderful'
Republican Platform vs. Republican presidential nominee
