Sounds crazy, right? A sports team isn’t real property. How can eminent domain be used for intangible property? In 1982 the City of Oakland began eminent domain proceedings against the Raiders when they sought to move to L.A. During this process, the California Supreme Court opened the door for the use of eminent domain to take professional sports teams.
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In 2012 the Commonwealth amended its constitution to allow a landowner to petition for up to 3 years worth of profits from a project that used eminent domain. Imagine the revenue impact for profit sharing on electric transmission or oil and gas pipelines in Texas. [The National Law Revie… The North Central Texas Council of Government did the right thing by hosting a public meeting on a planned toll road linking Bush Turnpike with Greenville. Unexpectedly the meeting drew a crowd. A really big crowd. A crowd too big for the school cafeteria. People were there to voice opinions about eminent domain. The big crowd caused a quick end to the meeting. There is nothing that pleases people who are upset more than being denied a forum to voice their opinions. Tempers are sure to fla… Hurricanes are awful. Imagine a hurricane destroying the Texas Gulf Coast like Sandy destroyed New York. Add to the destructive power of mother nature, the power of eminent domain granted to the Army Corps of Engineers. Congress gave the Corp authority to study the need for erosion and dune protection, along with the power of eminent domain. Sandy’s aftermath is destructive for property rights advocates who want to tend to their own beaches.
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Profit Sharing in Eminent Domain
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Greenville Crowd Silenced from Discussing Eminent Domain
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Boll Weevils Eradicate Rail Yard, not Cotton Farms
Could L.A. use eminent domain to take the Clippers?
The Cattlewoman’s Column posits that the proposed Railroad Commission rules on common carriers add more paperwork, but do nothing to solve the problems of land owners.
Cotton farmers in Mumford want to unleash their enemy, the boll weevil, on a neighboring rail yard. In reality, the cotton farmers want to stop a Rail Yard from acquiring their farm land by eminent domain. Farmers are concerned about the harm of industrialization on the farming industry and the environment. [Texas Tribune]