Eminent domain can be understood through the Trolley Problem, which is a philosophical thought experiment. The government can take private land and property for public use through eminent domain in ...

When the government exercises its power of eminent domain to take private property for public use, the U.S. Constitution requires it to provide “just compensation” to the property owner. But what does ...

The Brinkmann brothers want to build a hardware store on this property. The town wants to take it by eminent domain and do nothing with it. The government has a right to take property through eminent ...

The Hotel of Terror's owner wasn't notified of the city's decision to pursue eminent domain. The bill to begin the process is ...

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A New Jersey town's attempt to bypass the state's affordable housing mandate has hit a roadblock. On June 27, the New Jersey Superior Court upheld a trial court ruling preventing Middletown Township ...

The property at the corner of Mason Headley and Versailles Roads will become the new Rise STEM Academy for Girls. The Fayette County school board wants to use eminent domain to acquire property along ...

In his paean to another age, David Denby studies four icons who defined American culture in the second half of the 20th century. By Alexander Nazaryan Alexander Nazaryan writes about politics, culture ...