Organization
Ackerman & Ackerman
Website: ackerman-ackerman.com
Ackerman & Ackerman is a law firm specializing in eminent domain and property rights law. The firm publishes detailed analyses and commentary on federal and state condemnation procedures, just compensation issues, and the legal implications of property takings by government and utilities. Their content often addresses complex topics such as broker commissions in eminent domain cases, energy infrastructure and transmission line expansions, and the valuation of partial and total property takings. They also engage in educational efforts, including teaching law courses and highlighting scholarly work related to eminent domain. Their publications serve property owners, legal professionals, and stakeholders involved in condemnation and land use matters.
2,203 published works
National Eminent Domain Blog
Does California Allow Entry Prior To Acquisition?
The California Appellate decision barred government entry to determine whether property is viable for water tunnels. This is an issue dealt with in many jurisdictions. If California initiated legislation which…
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Will Fracking Bans Work Without Payments Of Just Compensation?
When the citizens of a City desire to have “no fracking” bans within their community, one has to wonder whether this is a police power limitation or a taking of…
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From A Bridge To Nowhere To A Bridge To Everywhere
For years, we laughed about the bridge that served about 2,000 people in Alaska, one for which we were about to spend literally hundreds of millions of dollars. Now, rather…
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Rockland County Water Fight
The Town of Ramapo is rebelling against substantial United Water rate increases. Before the Town jumps at acquiring the facility, it should take a long look at whether the community…
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Is Auto Dealership In Battle Because Portsmouth Wants To Develop The Property?
When one reads about the sewer routed under an auto dealership in Portsmouth, the reader must wonder whether the problem is being created by the fact that the City desires…
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Being Acquired In New York Is Cause For Crying
People who have held on to property in East Harlem, hoping to move forward with an increasingly affluent City face redevelopment by the City through its chosen developers. All these…
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Meadowbrook Golf Club Fights Value
In the condemnation of the Meadowbrook Golf Club, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, the owners have given up on challenging the acquisition. However, the value is still in dispute. On the one…
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Bolingbrook Water Fails To Follow Procedure and Pays
As this blog writes about all too often, a failure to follow procedure serves as a bar to an agency seeking to acquire property. The Bolingbrook consortium of five communities…
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Privileged Immunities Clause Of The Fourteenth Amendment
In an interesting blog commentary, Ilya Somin raises the issue of whether the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the 14th Amendment was intended to include the incorporation of the 14th…
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Is Use Of A Stream A Taking?
In a recent opinion published in The Salt Lake City Tribune, Randy Parker has taken a position that the intrusion in a stream is an invasion of a property right.…