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Brad Warbiany at The Liberty Papers explains how the Kelo decision resulted from the abandonment of the presumption of liberty. … ...

Arizona State University's Web Devil has this report on Proposition 207, which would restrict the abuse of eminent domain. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in last year's Kelo v. New London case created a need for states to tighten requirements for eminent domain usage, said Farrell Quinlan, vice president of policy development and communica ...

The New Hampshire Legislature has agreed to place a constitutional amendment before the voters which would restrict eminent domain abuse. … ...

New Jersey Public Advocate Ronald Chen has promised to file a brief in support of property owners in Long Branch, New Jersey, where the goverment is seizing homes and businesses to construct condominiums. … ...

The Los Angeles City Beat has this story about eminent domain abuse in L.A., including the story of the Bernard Luggage Store at the corner of Hollywood and Vine (a case in which the Pacific Legal Foundation filed a brief in support of the property owner, Bob Blue). Two major developers, Legacy Partners and Gatehouse, … ...

That's the question (and an allusion often employed by writers on this subject) posed by Matt Labash of The Weekly Standard in this long piece detailing New Jersey's theft of a farm via eminent domain. To be sure, a theft it is; the state's actions here are remarkably disgusting. … ...

The Orange County (CA) Register has endorsed Prop. 90, the Protect Our Homes Act. … ...

by Timothy Sandefur This morning's Baltimore Sun includes my article on the case of Prince George's County v. Ray's Used Cars. (You can read PLF's brief in the case here.) … ...

Commissioners in Clark County, Nevada, hoping to block passage of a ballot initiative which would limit the use of eminent domain, have approved new restrictions of their own, which limits the county to taking property only for "essential" public projects, and eliminating the power of the county's Redevelopment Agency to seize private ...