Court backs eminent domain decision (The Daily World)OLYMPIA ? As lawmakers consider a measure that would require property owners to be directly notified when their land is about to be condemned, a sharply divided state Supreme Court has upheld an eminent domain action against a real-estate investment and development company.
NYRI to Sue NY Over Eminent Domain Law (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The company that wants to build a high-voltage transmission line from central New York to the New York City suburbs said Thursday it will ask a federal court to throw out a state law that would restrict its use of eminent domain to secure land for the project.
Lawsuit seeks to block eminent domain (The Star-Ledger)A coalition of property owners filed suit yesterday against Union Township to prevent officials from using eminent domain as part of a sweeping proposal to transform the township's aging shopping district.
Eminent domain threatens Fairway home (KSHB-TV Kansas City)FAIRWAY, Kan. ? Eminent domain in Fairway, Kan. is threatening a home, and the homeowner is fighting the city for fair value. Engineers say the 55-year-old Mission Road Bridge is structurally obsolete and must be replaced soon. To do so, the City needs to buy six nearby homes.
