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February 13, 2010
Perkins to host workshop Saturday to discuss eminent domain reforms
Here's a way to get your activist fix on this Saturday from the comfort of your own home.
State Senator Bill Perkins, who just introduced a bill to reform the state's eminent domain laws, notably blight, will host a workshop on the issue tomorrow in Albany from 1-2:30 pm.
It should stream live at this link.
It doesn't look like any defenders of the status quo will participate. The witness list:
- Christina Walsh - Institute for Justice
- Amy Lavine - Government Law Center at Albany Law School
- Anna Adler - New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Tara Quinlan - New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Walsh's organization has called New York one of the country's worst abusers of eminent domain and Lavine has advised Perkins on the reform bill.
The Trial Lawyers Association does not, as far as I can tell, have a position on eminent domain, but its members generally represent individuals against institutions and businesses, and thus presumably would be sympathetic to greater protections for those facing condemnation.
Posted by steve at February 13, 2010 7:30 AM