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Eminent domain has been used to acquire land from African-Americans for urban renewal redevelopments [25] and in other cases to dispossess them and remove them from areas where their presence was not desired by white neighbors, e.g. Bruce's Beach subdivision in Los Angeles, California. [26]
The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain have been for roads, government buildings and public utilities. Many railroads were given the right of eminent domain to obtain land or easements in order to build and connect rail networks. In the mid-20th century, a new application of eminent domain was pioneered, in which the ...
Supreme Court Can Protect Property Owners From Eminent Domain Abuse. Jacob Sullum. December 31, 2024 at 9:01 PM.
The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (1970) ("URA") was passed by the U.S. federal government in 1970. It was intended to ensure fair compensation and assistance for those whose property was compulsorily acquired for public use under eminent domain law.
For many people targeted by eminent domain in the south Oklahoma City metro area, no amount of money can replace what they already possess. The peace and quiet of country living, a dream to raise ...
In the 1980s, Burlington, Massachusetts, targeted affordable housing by using eminent domain for a sham park until the state's high court stepped in. Branford, Connecticut, tried something similar ...
The Law of Eminent Domain; A Treatise on the Principles which Affect the Taking of Property for the Public Use. Vol. II. Albany, New York: Matthew Bender & Company. OCLC 43697002 – via Internet Archive. Epstein, Richard Allen (1985). Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Jul. 29—ROCHESTER — A unanimous four-judge panel of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth Department in Rochester has rejected arguments from Niagara Falls Redevelopment ...