In 2007 she published Bulldozed: "Kelo, " Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land.
Even opponents agree that, when used properly, eminent domain can be an effective tool.
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Governor Paterson may also halt another movement--the use of eminent domain in aiding private developers.
Alyssa Rosenberg has an odd post up about the Kelo eminent domain case.
It maintains that state law prevents eminent domain rights if land is used for such purposes.
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Chesapeake Energy recently sued Horton for access to her front yard, claiming eminent domain.
The threat of eminent domain is one that is going to haunt Columbia for decades to come.
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Despite the restrictions imposed by state courts and legislatures, eminent domain continues to be invoked around the country.
"Eminent domain is like a knife, " says Vince Lepore, a Long Branch activist who fought against Pier Village.
Last fall, Denver officials authorized the use of eminent domain for redevelopment in the city's historic Five Points district.
Voters in nine states issued a stunning rebuke to all levels of government on the issue of eminent domain.
Fifteen state supreme courts have ruled on the issue of this perverse exercise of the power of eminent domain.
In recent years, however, local and state governments around the country have been misusing this right of eminent domain.
The university insists it requires the whole area to move forward, and refuses to renounce the use of eminent domain.
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Instead, I think it is likely to take a conservative, totally anti-eminent domain tack that will not further the conversation.
That diverged from previous interpretations, which said that eminent domain rights could only be exercised for roads, schools and hospitals.
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Some local governments have sought to stretch their eminent domain power as a means of augmenting revenue by expanding their tax base.
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In 2004 the city moved to grab the land under eminent domain (and pay a court-approved price), then turn it over to Royall.
The land in dispute here, near the capital city of Guangxi, was swallowed up for urban development under the principle of eminent domain.
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Before his election as lieutenant governor, David Paterson had called for a statewide moratorium on the use of eminent domain for this purpose.
But now Miami-Dade County, within which the city sits, has taken legal action to seize the site under the concept of eminent domain.
The Karans refused to sign, and the borough used its powers of eminent domain to take the land it needed for the dune project.
The State assumes the right of eminent domain over its territorial basis, where by every landholder becomes in theory a tenant of the State.
Regulated utilities are granted the power of eminent domain to build and maintain their infrastructure, but in return must offer service to all residents.
Nevada voters had a chance to vote on eminent domain abuse.
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Jacob has worked with Oklahomans pushing an initiative that would bar this type of eminent domain abuse, as well as a state term limits initiative.
But the deal injects new uncertainty into the development of the area, for which the city has cleared the use of eminent domain to remove holdout landowners.
Local officials seeking the revitalization tools that accompany a blight designation, but without frightening residents about the possibility of using eminent domain, could opt for the second track.
The developer behind the Barclays Center, the new home of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team, was able to seize properties under eminent domain to get the structure built.
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