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Brentwood, Missouri storefronts | Institute For Justice

Eminent Domain

Missouri Judge Backs City's Eminent Domain Redevelopment Plan

By calling the Manchester Road Corridor “blighted,” the city can now use eminent domain to clear the way for a $436 million project.

Tosin Akintola | 10.3.2025 2:04 PM

Protest against city government of Perth Amboy | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Institute for Justice

New Jersey

New Jersey Business Owners Sue City of Perth Amboy Over Bogus Blight Designation

Two business owners are suing the city of Perth Amboy for using eminent domain to seize their property based on unsubstantiated allegations of blight.

Tosin Akintola | 6.12.2025 10:20 AM

Large image for longform feature pages. | Jon Horvath

Wisconsin

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.

Zach Weissmueller | 11.1.2018 12:00 PM

Large image on homepages | belterz/iStockPhoto

Law & Government

In New York, Blight Is Whatever Officials Say It Is

Damon Root | 4.23.2018 6:00 AM

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