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July 23, 2007
EMINENT DOMAINIA!
Duffield St. Underground, Round up of press criticism of public authorities & AKRF
What's up with these public authorities that are eager to use eminent domain anywhere a developer wants them to and the consulting company that always finds a way to justify the taking? A round up some of the latest criticism reveals some patterns:
All of this raises questions of the credibility of the public authorities to use eminent domain for public purposes. The EDC admits that Duffield Street was home to Abolitionists, and it offers vague benefits of their proposed parking lot. The ESDC has been caught playing politics with their friends AKRF, and it looks like the same thing is happening on Duffield Street.
Mythsmasher, Ron Paul on Property Rights & Eminent Domain
When it comes to eminent domain, we know where Ron Paul and Hillary Clinton stand. What about the others?
NoLandGrab: Most national politicians are giving away one of the most populist issues of our time, one which spans class, party and ethnic lines.
NJEminentDomain.com, Eminent domain victory for Mulberry Street property owners
NJ property-rights attorney explains the recent Essex County Superior Court decision ruling in favor of scores of home and business owners in Newark, which spared them from a highly controversial urban renewal scheme.
While there is nothing novel about the opinion itself, the ruling is significant because it delivers another blow to municipalities seeking to blight properties without providing substantial credible evidence.
North County Gazette, Port Chester Businessman Wins Eminent Domain Battle
After seven years of litigation, a federal trial judge confirmed last week what Bill Brody has known all along—the government must provide citizens with notice before their right to challenge eminent domain expires. Further, the judge ruled, the Village of Port Chester violated Brody’s rights by failing to do so.
Posted by lumi at July 23, 2007 8:32 AM