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Get them all! Good for Pokemon players. Not good for property owners whose private proeprty contains pokemons.
Where are Pokemon players gathering in mass? A Florida condo complex
What kind of lawsuit did the condo association file against the makers of Pokemon? Nuisance
The condos lawsuit calls the hoards of Pokemon players “zombies, walking around bumping into things”
Law.com | Fla. Condo Latest to Sue Over Hordes of Pokémon Players
A PAC in the east wants a city to use eminent domain to create a co-op grocer to provide affordable food and necessities.
Where in the world is this waldo? Charleston, SC
What did this PAC name itself? Lowcountry Up Is Good
What does the PAC say its goal is? to “establish a community cooperative grocery to provide affordable food and necessities to the surrounding community and accessible transit riders.”
What should this PAC name itself? Robinhood. No cash. Just food and…
These high profile Texans signed an ad that ran in the Dallas Morning News opposing the Trans Pecos Pipeline:
Who organized the ad? Big Bend Conservation Alliance
Other celebs involved in anti-pipeline/anti-eminent domain issues: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tommy Lee Jones, Jason Mamoa, Exra Miller, Ray Fisher, Pharrell Williams, Susan Sarandon, and Shailene Woodley
Where is this happening? Far North Texas, also known as, Colorado. Weld, County, CO
What issue is this editorial confronting? Pipelines that traverse farm land.
What recommendations do they have for pipelines?
The Tribune of Greeley & Weld County, CO | Tribune opinion:…
A watershed coaltition in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida touts solar energy because it doesn’t require eminent domain.
Which Court of Appeals? 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin
What did the Court do with the Texas Highway Beautification Act? Struck down key portions of the Act, specifically Subchapters B and C
For those who love statutes: Subchapter B REGULATION OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING GENERALLY & Subchapter C LICENSE AND PERMIT FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING
Why were these subchapters struck? unconstitutional content based restrictions on free speech
How does a landowner whose land is in the path of a proposed water pipeline cause a legal quagmire? Create a special district- a Conservation District.
How do 2 special districts resolve eminent domain over another’s land? The courts are deciding whether the land can be taken.
What have the courts said about dueling eminent domain authority of special districts?The TX Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Conservation District lands on a procedural issue, and now the issue of eminent…
The city: Santa Monica, CA
The short term rental regulations:
the lawsuit: HomeAway & AirBnB sued in federal court asserting 1st Amendment free speech violations, violations of the Communications Decency Act & the 4th Amendment
Access the database here: Comptroller’s Online Eminent Domain Database COEDD
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Presidential candidate Gary Johnson, the Libertarian, says on FoxNews that the litmus test for Supreme Court justices should be eminent domain.
The eminent domain trigger of choice: Kelo. Should eminent domain be used for economic development?
Gary Johnson Views Eminent Domain as Supreme Court Litmus Test | Libertarian Republic