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Stepping in front of the government bulldozer
A review of "The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain" by Ilya Somin In…
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Trump’s love note to eminent domain miscasts New London case
Donald Trump's embrace of government power to take private property, backed by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Connecticut&…
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Eminent domain, revisited
The right to own private property without reasonable government interference is a cornerstone of American freedom. In fact, the ability to own…
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Amendment restricting eminent domain takings advances at ConCon
STATE HOUSE — Land takings that would serve to benefit only private development would be restricted in Massachusetts under a proposed change to…
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Eleven years after Kelo, Somerville eyes 279 eminent domain takings
SOMERVILLE — Eleven years after the United States Supreme Court held that the government can seize private property and turn it over to…
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Quabbin sacrificed country towns to supply a thirsty Boston
WARE – Desolate grass roads lined with trees lace the landscape around the Quabbin Reservoir, the source of most of Boston's…