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Blight
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Columbia Oral Argument Recap – Blight, Civic Purpose, And Bad Faith
We've been busy filing an appellate brief and drafting another, so until now, haven't had the chance to post up links about Tuesday's New York Court of Appeals oral argument…
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Reminder: June 1 NY Court Of Appeals Oral Agument In Columbia “Blight” Case
A reminder: on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. ET, we will be live blogging the oral arguments in Kaur v. New York State Urban Development Corp. In that…
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How Remedying Blight “Pays For Itself”
Here's a case, issued yesterday by a California Court of Appeal, that is not directly about the use of eminent domain for redevelopment purposes to remedy "blight," but is nonetheless…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Adams, Massachusetts Attempts to Eradicate Blighting Influences
The Advocate There are other vacant buildings and storefronts throughout the downtown area, but these three are the major skeletons. No community should have to tolerate this kind of visual…
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Briefs And Live Blog Of June 1 New York Court Of Appeals Oral Argument In Kaur v. NY State Urban Dev Corp. (Columbia “Blight” Case)
On June 1, 2010, starting at 2:00 p.m. ET, the New York Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Kaur v. New York State Urban Development Corp. In that…
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New Jersey Appellate Division: For Property To Be Blighted, City Must Do More Than Say It Is Blighted
In Cottage Emporium, Inc. v. Broadway Arts Center, L.L.C., No. A-0048-97T2 (Apr. 16, 2010) (per curiam), the New Jersey Superior Court (Appellate Division) struck down the city of Long Branch,…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Industrial Parks in Detroit?
Crain's With an intensive acquisition process ahead — about 130 privately owned parcels remain at the site — an EDC board member is asking for a course change, suggesting that…
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DC Circuit Peels The Onion On Eminent Domain Abuse Case
In the latest chapter is the Skyland Shopping Center saga, Rumber v. District of Columbia, No. 09-7035 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 26, 2010) (per curiam), the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Metro Obtains Tower Site For Convention Center
Tennessean With Tower's cooperation, MDHA attorneys have filed an order to that effect for Haynes to sign, though the two sides will continue to argue about the parcel's value. Tower…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Condemnation of Roanoke Property to Proceed
Daily ME The Burkholders have argued that Carilion and the city of Roanoke plotted behind closed doors to take the land for what is now Carilion's Riverside Center and then…