Eminent Domain Blog
Pipelines And Easements
Easement negotiations and eminent domain situations can be complex. They often demand unique and experienced legal assistance. There are two issues ...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Pennsylvania Takings Case Regarding Revolutionary War-Era Cemetery
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an interesting and unusual case this fall regarding an elderly woman who owns 90 ...
Homeowner Fights Back Against Casino Taking
Charles Birnbaum, son of immigrants and Holocaust survivors, owned a modest brick house near the Atlantic City Boardwalk. That home ...
Who’s Going Pay for the Wall? Eminent Domain Is a Dirty Little Secret
During his improbable campaign run, President Donald J. Trump exhorted his acolytes with “Who’s gonna pay for the wall?” News ...
Eminent Domain versus Inverse Condemnation: When Government Regulation Goes Too Far
Here’s a quick civics lesson. Under the United States Constitution’s Tenth Amendment, powers not delegated to the federal government are ...
The Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin: Small Town Invaded by an International Electronics Behemoth
The Village of Mount Pleasant (Racine County, Wisconsin), population 26,000, is a slice of typical small town America located on ...
How Is Just Compensation Determined?
A businessman controlling a futuristic display with a Compensation business concept on it. What happens when your town ...
New Jersey Landowners Anxiously Battle PennEast Pipeline
About 100 New Jersey landowners anxiously await their fate: Will The PennEast Pipeline Project force itself through their property, without ...