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The property owners in the Atlantic Yards eminent domain case in New York have filed a petition for certioari in the United States Supreme Court. How Appealing has the details and a copy of the brief. … ...

Our friend Prof. Ilya Somin has an excellent article on what the next president can do to protect property rights from eminent domain abuse and other problems. … ...

by Timothy Sandefur The Pacific Legal Foundation filed a motion for rehearing in the Missouri Supreme Court yesterday, asking the Court to reconsider part of its decision in City of Arnold v. Tourkakis. The petition asks the Court to clarify what procedural mechanism should be employed when the case proceeds in the trial court. Since … ...

Chapman University Law School will be hosting a forum on eminent domain, and on California's Propositions 98 and 99, on Monday, April 14, at 5:30 p.m. PLF's Timothy Sandefur will be among the panelists. More information on the Orange Juice Blog here. … ...

by Timothy Sandefur The Springfield (MO) News-Leader has my editorial about the Tourkakis case. Excerpt: After the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous decision in Kelo v. New London, which allowed government to use eminent domain to seize homes and businesses and give the land to private developers, citizens of Missouri might have hoped that their st ...

Today, the Pacific Legal Foundation unveiled its brand new website. We hope it'll be more user-friendly and contain much more helpful information for readers, the media, and our supporters. Check it out! … ...

by Timothy Sandefur The City of Arnold, Missouri, has issued a press release on city letterhead attacking Homer and Julie Tourkakis for daring to defend themselves in the courts when the city decided to condemn their property. You can read that abusive press release here. Today, the city sent this press release by mail to … ...

by Timothy Sandefur I will be appearing on a panel tonight at Chapman University School of Law to discuss "Eminent Domain, Property Rights, And Ballot Proposals: Where Do The Government Powers End And Citizens' Rights Begin?" The event is free to the public. For more information, email … ...

Here's an article by University of Chicago law professor Richard A. Epstein on the awful Didden v. Port Chester case which the Supreme Court declined to hear last year. Here's the brief that Pacific Legal Foundation filed in that case. Excerpt: Our Supreme Court remains on a constitutional holiday. Over and over the justices blithely ̷ ...