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Public Use
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NJ: Just Because A Taking Must Have A Public Use And The Govt Should Have Let The Public Know, Doesn’t Mean The Condemnor Must Actually State The Public Use
Here's one we've been meaning to post for a while. In Borough of Seaside Park v. Shree Jyoti, LLC, No. 089599 (N.J. Aug. 10, 2026), the New Jersey Supreme Court…
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County Can Condemn Private “Inholding” Surrounded By Parkland, Even If The “Plan” Is Simply To Make The Park Whole
The focus in the Kelo majority on Euclidean-style planning -- if a taking where a private party either ends up with the land or is benefited is part of some…
California Eminent Domain Report
What is a Proper Public Use Under Arizona Eminent Domain / Condemnation Law
Under Arizona’s Constitution, as under its federal counterpart, a condemning authority may acquire private property if the use to which the acquired property will be put is a proper public…
California Eminent Domain Report
Court Reverses Course, Finds Public Use for Skunk Train Expansion
Over the last several years, we’ve been following an eminent domain case playing out in Mendocino County related to the Skunk Train. In 2023, the court concluded that the Skunk…
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Tex App: No Plan, No Public Use, No Eminent Domain: āIām from the [Port], and Iām here [for a public use]ā Is Not Enough
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Be sure to check out the opinion of the Texas Court of Appeals (Fourteenth District) in Jones v. Port Freeport, No. 14-23-00948 (Sep. 18, 2025). This is a challenge to…
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New Cert Petition: Do A-to-B Transfers By Eminent Domain Require More Than Aliens-Might-Be-Resposible Judicial Review (And Should Kelo Be Overruled)?
Our colleagues at the Institute for Justice--the same firm that represented Susette Kelo in her oh-so-close run at clearing up the Public Use requirement in eminent domain, today filed this…
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NJ App: “Public Use” Is What Condemnor Says It Is, Not What Use Actually Will Be Made
We usually don't cover unpublished opinions, but the New Jersey Appellate Division's reasoning in Hudson County Improvement Authority v. Mariana Properties, Inc., No. A-2686-22 (Oct. 29, 2024) stuck in our…
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New Cert Petition: Does A Taking For Public Use Become A Problem If The Govt Later Abandons That Use?
Here's the latest in a case we've been following, which has now results in a cert petition from Michael Berger. This one involves some very intriguing questions about what limits…
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Vermont: It Doesn’t Matter If Property Owner Realizes That Cashing A Check For Estimated Compensation Waives Public Use Challenge
Under many (most?) state eminent domain schemes, if a property owner withdraws the condemnor's deposit prior to the judgment of condemnation, the owner waives -- or, more technically, forfeits --…
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NY App Div: Yes, We Previously Said This Taking Wasn’t For A Public Use, But Now The Condemnor Has A Plan
The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division's opinion in HBC Victor LLC v. Town of Victor, No. 23-01347 (Mar. 22, 2024) marks the second time the issue of whether the…