Supreme Court to hear eminent-domain case
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The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to decide when local governments may seize people&#39;s homes and businesses against their will to make way for shopping malls, hotel complexes or other projects that produce more tax revenue.
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By Elizabeth Ahlin, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 24--COUNCIL BLUFFS -- In an attempt to beat the clock on new Iowa restrictions, the City Council will consider Monday taking as many as 66 properties through eminent domain over the next year.
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The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues effecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case involving a Maine drug dealer that is expected to redefine and end confusion about the country&#39;s entire criminal sentencing system.
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The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider a case likely to have a significant impact on the music, video and electronics industries.
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The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a legal case that may decide whether wineries can sell directly to out-of-state consumers.
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By MARIE ROHDE  Glendale  The city is using its power of eminent domain to help accomplish a $300 million makeover of Bayshore shopping center, but a lawsuit filed by one property owner is questioning whether the takeover fits the law's strict criteria.
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By Conor Reilly, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb. 3--RICHMOND -- A bill targeting local government's power of eminent domain passed a House subcommittee Friday.   House Joint Resolution 723, sponsored by Dels.
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The Christian Science Monitor - A backlash among voters this November against an unpopular Supreme Court decision on eminent domain could dramatically curtail the ability of officials to manage growth and development in parts of the western United States.
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The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry, and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas lawmakers should revisit the issue of eminent domain reform to protect Texas property owners, announced the Property Rights Organization of Texas today.
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By The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Mar. 3--Ohio needs a statewide standard for eminent domain to protect property owners while still giving government the power to undertake necessary public works and redevelopment.
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By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 10--RICHMOND -- A Roanoke attorney has filed ethics complaints against two influential Hampton Roads senators, alleging they have a conflict of interest in the ongoing debate over eminent domain reform.   Sens. Thomas K.
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The Supreme Court meets Wednesday morning to issue opinions in cases that were argued in the fall and to hear oral argument in an important case involving patents.
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL  MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - In a victory for private property rights, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that local governments can't seize land against the owner's wishes simply because the property is underused.
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The Supreme Court will decide whether ExxonMobil is being hammered by a damage award.