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Developer Won't Oust Popular Gym

August 31, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur Congratulations to our friends at the Castle Coalition, who have succeeded in saving the Community Youth Athletic Center in National City from being demolished as part of the city's redevelopment plans. … ...

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Sneak Attack on Property Rights Fails

August 31, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, has an article here explaining how recent claims that the eminent domain reform ballot initiative that they've put forward will not threaten the state's legitimate power to provide water for its citizens–contrary to the claims being advanced by the anti-propert ...

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Memories Shouldn't Erode Private Property Rights

August 23, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

The East Valley Tribune in Phoenix, Arizona, has this editorial on Proposition 207 and historic preservation districts. The Pacific Legal Foundation is already representing several property owners whose rights are being violated by a "historic preservation" ordinance in Flagstaff. Preserving buildings that are landmarks which jog personal ...

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Excellent Eminent Domain Decision from Washington State

August 14, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur The Washington State Court of Appeals issued a decision today in Cowlitz County v. Martin, holding that the state had not specifically authorized counties to condemn private property in order to create a "salmon passage" (i.e., to let salmon swim by in a stream). Writes Diana Kirchheim, director of PLF's Washington ...

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PLF Attorney at Point of Law

August 13, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Our colleague, Deborah La Fetra, is guest-blogging at Point of Law, about some of PLF's cases that don't involve eminent domain. Check it out! … ...

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Condemnation on The Cheap?

August 13, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Tom Caso has this post about a recent California eminent domain decision, over at his new blog, The Opening Brief. … ...

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Purposely Vague

August 02, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur Our friends at the Coalition for Property Rights have a very good point here: Today, CPR will narrowly tailor the focus of our e-newsletter to address one comment by one public servant as quoted in a recent issue of the Orlando Business Journal. In its July 20th edition, the OBJ quoted a … ...

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Fred Thompson on Eminent Domain

August 02, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Presidential candidate Fred Thompson has these comments on eminent domain. … ...

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Ilya Somin on Wilkie v. Robbins

August 02, 2007 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

by Timothy Sandefur The Legal Times has an article by our friend Prof. Ilya Somin regarding the Wilkie v. Robbins case. More also at VC. … ...