NJ court: eminent domain requires blight
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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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By Brian Callaway, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 22--The legal battle over changes to open space protections that would have allowed a new YMCA to be built on preserved land in Richland Township may be drawing to a close.
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Under the measure, property owners who can prove that environmental or zoning rules have hurt their investments can force the government to compensate them.
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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 U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take an  individual's private property for business development intended  to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
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The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide when governments may seize people's homes and businesses for economic development projects, a key question as cash-strapped cities seek ways to generate tax revenue.
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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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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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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 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 Jotham Sederstrom, Daily News, New York  Feb. 8--Thirteen property owners threatened by the controversial Atlantic  Yards project fired their first legal salvo yesterday, challenging the use of  eminent domain to make way for the 22-acre development.
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By JIM WRIGHT, STAFF WRITER  Foreign weeds are invading North Jersey's open spaces, wetlands, maybe even your back yard  and they're strangling trees and smothering wildflowers.  Garlic mustard, Japanese knotweed and other non-native weeds have been a growing problem for decades.
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A Palm Beach County judge has ruled that approximately 4,500 Florida residents are entitled to $1.6 million in damages from one of the nation&#39;s largest apartment complex owners, which
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The Supreme Court announced that it will decide whether the Constitution permits governments to transfer property from one private owner to another in the name of creating jobs and tax revenue -- a case that could affect local economic development policy and individual property rights nationwide.
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By FRANK ELTMAN  GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - A Long Island county is dealing with the not-in-my-backyard problem by housing sex offenders in trailers away from residential areas.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a person's home or business for a private development project intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
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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.