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Great news out of Florida. The city of Boynton Beach has abandoned its plans to condemn 12 properties in Boynton Beach for purposes of private development. This case is close to my heart, because some years ago, when the Heart of Bonyton Plan was first being implemented, PLF sent an attorney to speak to local residents and explain what eminent doma ...

by Timothy Sandefur The East Valley (AZ) Tribune reports that the state Senate has approved a bill (HCR2002) which would limit authorities from condemning property they consider "blighted." Remember, Gov. Napolitano recently vetoed a bill that would have provided strong protections for private property rights in that state.) The new bill ...

Susette Kelo herself has this article in the Worcester (MA) Telegram. Excerpt: This has been a stressful eight years. More often than not, I wake up exhausted, discouraged and wonder if this is all worth it. But even though I've lost my rights, and I've lost my property, I cannot quit. I want to keep my home. The threat of eminent domain continues ...

President Bush today issued an executive order which requires the Attorney General to monitor condemnations undertaken by federal departments and agencies, and to ensure that they comply with the following policy statement: It is the policy of the United States to protect the rights of Americans to their private property, including by limiting the ...

WIS in Columbia, South Carolina, reports that Governor Sanford plans to announce a new committee on Monday, which will consider proposals for refoming that state's eminent domain laws. ...

The Orange County (CA) Register has this editorial, warning that not only issues of public use, but also of just compensation, need to be fixed: "We can't know the right amount of compensation for any business owner who has lost his property to eminent domain. But we do know that laws need to be changed to make sure that eminent domain is ...

WHO in Des Moines reports on citizens demanding a special legislative session to reform eminent domain. ...

John Cornyn (R-NV) spoke today in the Senate about the one-year anniversary of Kelo. (Hat tip: Blogs of War) Excerpt: Suffice it to say that the Kelo decision was a disappointment. What I find particularly troubling is that the Kelo case is just one of many examples of the abuse of the power of eminent domain throughout our Nation. Its use for priv ...

by Timothy Sandefur HolyCoast.com wonders why this wasn't done a year ago. Jonathan Rowe says "this is exactly how another branch of government should react when the Court refuses to properly recognize an individual right under the Constitution." And Kennedy v. The Machine agrees. Reality And Sanity sees this as Bush slamming eminent ...