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The Jefferson County (MO) Journal has this story on the Tourkakis case that PLF is litigating in the Missouri Supreme Court. … ...

by Timothy Sandefur The Arizona Republic has my brief article on the lawsuit against the city of Flagstaff. … ...

by Timothy Sandefur Timothy Lee of the Show-Me Institute has issued a new report on the abuse of eminent domain in Missouri, the state that probably has the worst laws on eminent domain in the country. (I consulted on an early draft of the report.) He has some comments about the report here. The case … ...

Peter Miller at the Realty Times has an article here on the report recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis about the economic waste caused by redevelopment condemnations. Exceprt: Why, they ask, would an efficient government need to rely on the Kelo concept in the first place? "Rather than use eminent domain … ...

The Sandusky (OH) Register has a story here about the use of eminent domain in New London–only this time it's New London, Ohio, not Connecticut. … ...

The Riverside (CA) Press Enterprise has this article on how eminent domain abuse is factoring into the city council election. … ...

by Timothy Sandefur On the plane to Florida this week I managed to finish Carla Main's book Bulldozed, and it is outstanding. It has been a long time since a book made me as indignant and angry as this book did. It is really excellent, and highly recommended. The book focuses on a Kelo-style eminent … ...

by Timothy Sandefur Professor Richard Epstein has an outstanding interview on this episode of EconTalk with Russ Roberts. Epstein discusses land-use regulations and eminent domain abuse. Highly recommended! … ...

Yesterday the Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit against the city of Flagstaff, Arizona, demanding compensation on behalf of four residents of the city who are subject to a new city ordinance that forbids them from renovating their property as they had planned. This is the first case to be filed under the Arizona Private … ...