Ball State University Drops Eminent Domain Attack on Family Print Shop
A victory for the little guy and property rights
A victory for the little guy and property rights
Post-Kelo law blocked the attempted theft
Obvious concerns for private property rights
That Nets money he's rapping about, the government helped with that
Eminent domain, not so reformed
Robbing Peter to give it to Paul
The justices consider an "outdated" New Deal-era farm control law.
Project would cut parcels in half, run roughshod over owners' preferences
The people who are supposed to be helped have found assistance through normal, non-crazy means
Eminent domain has become a favored tool for the project
It turns out they're big investors in resold mortgages
Part on ongoing debate on affordable housing in Philadelphia
Had been offered $400,000 to move in the eminent domain case
Foes say authorities are grossly underestimating land value
It's customary, when discussing eminent domain, to allow that it's a necessary use of state power that enhances the good of the community, before then going on to discuss whatever horrendous abuse is being committed this week through the application of the government's ability to take private property for "public use."
Plan to build affordable housing on the plot
Politicians, city planners, and developers have long argued that without the power to seize property from unwilling sellers economic development would grind to a halt.
Making life easier for government is not a good reason to infringe individual rights.
Rapper Jay Z profited from eminent domain abuse in Brooklyn.
Gotta find space for all those state-funded stimulus projects
The whole private property thing is iffy in Massachusetts