Property Rights
Keystone Pipeline Sparks Property Rights Concerns
Project would cut parcels in half, run roughshod over owners' preferences
Drug Dealing and Legal Stealing
The feds try to take a family's motel because some of its guests broke the law.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Washington, D.C.'s Civil Forfeiture Racket
Policing for profit in the nation's capital.
Scalia Gives the Government a Surprise Boost in Property Rights Case
Property rights advocates faced an unlikely opponent during Supreme Court oral argument this week.
California Artist Sues Over Destroyed Mural, Claims Federal Law's Protection
Suing the property owner and advertiser
Florida's Property Rights Abuse Lands at the Supreme Court
The justices prepare to hear a major 5th Amendment case.
PA Court Decision Slams Asset Forfeiture
The decision could set new, more restrictive standards for the practice
Drug Dealing and Legal Stealing
The feds try to take a family-owned motel because some of its guests behaved badly.
Philly Plans Eminent Domain To Displace Private Projects With City Ones
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."
Supreme Court Pays Closer Attention to Property Rights Cases
At Greenwire, Lawrence Hurley reports on a very interesting development at the U.S. Supreme Court.
California Kills Eminent Domain, Somehow Buildings Happen Anyway
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.
