There’s been an uptick in eminent domain in the headlines lately. From local officials planning to seize a New Jersey church for a playground to Pope Leo XIV‘s Illinois childhood home being eyed as a ...

The Supreme Court will consider whether a municipality can condemn a piece of property in order to trade it for another parcel that will be preserved as open space. The Supreme Court will also take up ...

Pittsburgh City Council members approved a potential eminent domain action against the troubled Homewood House apartment ...

The ongoing eminent domain case between Barnes Advertising and the Muskingum County Convention Facilities Authority reached ...

A New Jersey township’s plan to use eminent domain to seize a 175-year-old family farm has caught the Trump administration’s attention. It is an important case with critical implications about the ...

Sometimes a parking lot is just a parking lot — even when it was taken by eminent domain to serve a private office building. The parking lot in question sits at 411 Columbia Street in Utica, next to a ...

In State of Arizona v. Foothills Reserve Master Owners Association, Inc., 1 the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that severance damages are available to landowners when their appurtenant easements are ...

This article looks at the use of a "special benefit” in eminent domain cases. Article I (§7, subd. (a)) of the New York State Constitution and the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution ...

The rail authority seeks faster court processes for eminent domain disputes. SB 445 aims to streamline permitting and utility relocation for rail progress. Construction delays stem largely from ...

In Colorado, eminent domain (also known as condemnation) proceedings take place in several phases. These proceedings are similar to, but not the same as, other civil trials. Few attorneys — let alone ...