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Susette Kelo, the victim of the nation's most famous case of eminent domain abuse, spoke recently at the Cato Institute. You can watch her talk here. Meanwhile, what's happened to redevelopment in New London? You won't be surprised to learn: not very much. … ...

Gideon Kanner points out some bizarre goings on in Texas regarding eminent domain abuse. … ...

In Colorado, El Paso County officials oppose the listing of the black-tailed prarie dog.  From the Colorado Springs Gazette: "The commissioners, in written comments to the agency, said the prairie dog is widespread in El Paso County, with a total of 923,190 acres of potential habitat, and federal regulations would pose a hardship on prop ...

The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, the New York Times, and Legal Times provide coverage.  In particular, the Legal Times has this on the unique circumstances of the case: Experts agree that, at the very least, the plaintiffs are attempting to break a new legal path. Like many environmental statutes, the ESA includes a provision … ...

Yesterday's Seattle Post-Intelligencer had a story entitled "Idaho to other states: take my wolf, please."  The story discusses Idaho's efforts to deal with the recent Obama administration decision to put off the delisting of the gray wolf.  Of note: Moscow Republican Sen. Gary Schroeder, who owns a fur-trading b ...

Sarah Glade Gurney.  So reports the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. … ...

Mike Nizich, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's chief of staff, had this op-ed in yesterday's Juneau Empire. Nizich writes, in part: In recent years . . . the ESA has become the weapon of choice for environmental groups to thwart resource and economic development activities they oppose. Projects within the habitat range of a listed s ...

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An article in today's Southeast Farm Press discusses the ongoing drought in the southeastern U.S. Although conditions have improved a bit recently, much of Georgia is still in extreme drought, according to officials. The tri-state water rights litigation, which includes a dispute regarding the Army Corps of Engineers' ESA obligations in man ...