Recent News Stories of Interest

"Pushing the Limits of "Public Use,' " USA Today, April 1, 2004.  Describes the growing objections of property owners to having their land taken by government only to be handed over to private developers.  

Cities Often Misapply Eminent-Domain Rule, Wall Street Journal, Date Uncertain.  Describes a recent California case in which a federal court denied a city the right to use its eminent domain power to take land purely to help a private business.  

Useful Eminent Domain Sites

The Institute for Justice in Washington, D.C. is a not-for-profit public interest law firm with a focus on fighting eminent domain abuse.  The firm represents small property owners around the country in selected cases against government overreaching.