eminent domain

Apparently, underwater homeowners cause economic blight and the government plans to use eminent domain to fix the problem. I don't know anything about that area of the law but I suspect legal issues will tie up the matter. California County Weighs Drastic Plan P.S. By the way, a...

Utah's legislature has voted to use state eminent domain powers to seize federal property like the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (for oil drilling purposes). http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/28/AR2010032801320.html WTF? This could get real ugly...

Note: This is about Wasilla, AK. Of course, Palin in mentioned, but it doesn't have much to do with her, at least not in the context of this post. Linky I'm no fan of eminent domain. I think it's exploited often enough to have it banished from the books. So this made me giggle. And another bit...

http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_006154843.html Seems a small town in California is trying to take the land WalMart bought by imminent domain in order to block the construction. Right or wrong? I'm sure there's bound to be some interesting thoughts here.