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Eminent domain topic of debate

July 02, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

The AP has this story on the discussion this week over ACA 8, about which you can read more here. … ...

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Life after Kelo

July 02, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

The American magazine has this article on progress in eminent domain reform. Excerpt: Nearly two years after Kelo came down, the reformers have much to crow about. The debate has shifted heavily in their favor; public opinion overwhelmingly supports substantial eminent domain restrictions. The laws passed thus far represent "more than I would ...

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Podcasts on Wilkie v. Robbins

July 03, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur The Federalist Society's website is hosting my podcast discussing Wilkie v. Robbins. You can listen online by clicking here, or you can download it either from their site or from iTunes. If you'd rather read it, here's the text. Also, Professor Gary Lawson–whom I much admire–has a podcast of his own about ...

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Help Save Auburn Nursery

July 03, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur If you're in the Auburn, California, area, you might consider helping out Earl Eisley, whose nersery is in an area threatened with eminent domain. This Monday, July 9, at 6 p.m., the City Council will be voting on whether to eliminate the use of eminent domain for private development in their expanding … ...

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Californians for Property Rights Protection's New Website

July 03, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur Californians for Property Rights Protection appears to be a new group that stands behind real reform of eminent domain. This is going to get confusing, because there are lots of groups, both real and fake, pushing both real and fake eminent domain reform, much of it in a cynical attempt to fool … ...

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Property Rights vs. Public Improvements

July 05, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur The Arizona Republic has this article on Proposition 207's progress since its passage. The article is, sadly, heavily biased against property owners, claiming that the Initiative had "little to do" with eminent domain–which is obviously untrue–and that it interfers with bureaucrats' abilities to tak ...

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Another Showdown over Eminent Domain

July 05, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur The Capitol Weekly, the newspaper for the California legislature, has this article about the eminent domain bills currently going around in Sacramento, and focusing largely on ACA 8, the alleged eminent domain reform bill that actually does virtually nothing to change the current law. Excerpt: "There is simply no justificat ...

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Oh No! Prop. 207 Is Working!

July 06, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur J.D. Tuccile has an excllent response to yesterday's embarrassingly biased Arizona Republic article about Prop. 207. … ...

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A New Eminent Domain Blog

July 13, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur I've been out of town a lot lately, so I haven't had a momemnt till now to notice the new blog by Gideon Kanner, well-known property rights advocate, who has some very interesting things to say about "quick take" in this post. We've covered the Valsamaki case in some depth in previous … ...