Court Ruling Fuels Dispute in West Over Eminent Domain
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SEATTLE -- Libertarians and land developers have found populist fodder in a contentious Supreme Court decision from last year that favors eminent domain over private property.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would decide whether cities can seize a person&#39;s property and transfer it to private developers whose projects could boost an ailing local economy.
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By By Mariecar Mendoza, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep. 12--In a move possibly without precedent, the Arroyo Grande City Council might take a contentious housing tract proposal out of planners' hands and decide itself whether it moves forward.
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TRENTON  The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Mount Laurel Township Council was within its rights to seize land from a developer in order to preserve open space.
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By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 1--BRADENTON -- The judge in an eminent domain case has all the information he needs to decide whether the city of Palmetto can take control of the Olympia Theater from its owners.
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The US Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a person&#39;s home or business for a private development project intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
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The General Assembly overreacted to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that unreasonably expanded eminent domain powers.  A bill on its way to Gov. Tim Kaine's desk goes too far in restricting those powers.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled against the oil and gas industry Monday in a dispute over how many years into the past the government can reach to collect money for leases on federal land.
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By JENNIFER MANN  SCITUATE - A 15-home development proposed for a site off Chief Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A) has drawn criticism despite winning planning board approval two weeks ago.
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By SHARON KILEY MACK; OF THE NEWS STAFF  ST. ALBANS - A seven-year battle over the taking of a landowner's property by eminent domain could be over in the wake of the Maine law court's denial of an appeal on the matter.
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AUSTIN -In a year&#39;s time, property owners in Washington County will likely see a different school funding plan. Shortly after closing arguments Wednesday in the landmark trial challenging the state&#39;s &quot;Robin
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By ? Scott Shackford, Desert Dispatch, Barstow, Calif.  Jun. 13--The City of Barstow stands poised to declare the right to use eminent domain to take private property in order to assist private developers.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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The West Jordan City Council on Tuesday approved the use of eminent domain to gain easements for an underground storm-drain line.  Unsuccessful negotiations with property owners for easements of 1.39 acres of a vacant, 38-acre parcel at approximately 5650 W.
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The state at the center of a national property rights battle moved to limit the use of eminent domain, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that governments may seize property for private development projects.
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By RUSSELL MAX SIMON Journal Staff Writer  Homeowners in the Quail Run golf course development off Old Pecos Trail are opposing a low- and middle-income development planned right next door.
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By Review, Idaho Business  The title of the proposition: "Initiative limiting eminent domain when used for economic development; defining land use law; and permitting just compensation for regulatory takings." The measure will be on ballots statewide in November.