The AgriLaw Center at Texas A&M has produced a checklist for those negotiating pipeline easements.[A&M Agriculture Law Blog]
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Is silver the appropriate gift for the 9th Anniversary of a US Supreme Court Ruling? Neither, the proper gift is film.
Claiming to channel their inner Erin Brockovich, filmmakers have made an eminent domain film called the “Little Pink House.” The film plays off a journalist’s exposé piece documenting the tribulations of Kelo. Libertarian attraction to the film will be inevitable.
There’s also a forthcoming Kelo book by a preeminent law professor. The book will be the first substantial legal and policy analysis book on Kelo. Next up- Kelo On Broadway.
Posted ineconomic development
Woody Guthrie got it Wrong- This Land is My Land, This land is definitely NOT your Land (if you’re a condemning entity)
Houston Business Journal names land rights, a top legal issue in energy.
Increasing Cost of Eminent Domain in Texas Draws Media Attention & Legal Pundits
Texas Tribune & KETK quote a South Texas College Law Professor, who says the country will be watching Texas’ eminent domain cases. Focuses on a…
Hays County Democrats Support Private Property Rights & Oppose Eminent Domain
Bipartisan support for private property rights and opposition to eminent domain. Bipartisanship lives. [Hays Co. Democratic Party]
Hello Drought; Meet the Tea Party
Drought is Gaelic for “Must move water to needed areas.” Tea Party is modern English for “We love private property. We detest eminent domain.” What happens when drought and Tea Party meet? Is it love at first sight? No. Its a water infrastructure quagmire.
Posted inactivism, private property rights, water
Nebraska farmers plant corn to protest a pipeline. Interesting logic if the corn is processed into ethanol and transported via pipeline. [Houston Chronicle] An issue brewing in Texas Courts has been held unconstitutional by an Appellate Court in California. The Third Appellate District Court of Appeal ruled in Property Reserve, Inc. v. Super. Ct. of San Joaquin County that pre-condemnation entry statues violate California’s taking clause. It’s a legal battle currently brewing in Texas.
Posted inlegal trend, Pre-condemnation Access
Supporting eminent domain breeds political attack ads. Iowa gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch(D) is the target of Republican Governor Association ads attacking Hatch’s support of eminent domain. Hatch is a real estate developer who is targeted for “his support of eminent domain.” His opponent is Terry Branstad (R).
Posted inactivism, economic development, private property rights
Farmers Protesting Eminent Domain with Corn
Legal Trend: Unconstitutional Pre-Condemnation Entry Statutes
Eminent Domain Political Attack Ads