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What project using eminent domain is being affected? The Dakota Pipeline
What court is intervening to pause work on the pipeline while the legal issues are resolved? The D.C. Circuit
Why are we dealing with the D.C. Circuit? Tribal lands are sovereign lands.
The number of arrests at the Dakota pipeline eminent domain protest.
KWQC | 43 people were arrested during Dakota Access Pipeline protest
Where: California
What is this new delectable eminent domain tool? community revitalization and investment authorities (CRIA) that allow local governments to redevelop land with eminent domain
The estimated threat of eminent domain: 78% of private property could be threatened by eminent domain.
Eminent Domain isn’t the only concern of property rights activists: If property is included in a CRIA the local governments can fund new bond incremental financing
In 2011, CRIAs received…
Where: Georgia
Why does the sapce port need eminent domain? Because of the frequency of launches, land surrounding the area may need to be condemned for safety purposes.
What state law impediment exists? In 2006, Georgia amended its eminent domain laws to require a public purpose, and it’s believed space travel does not meet that standard.
WABE Atlantat’s NPR | Safety, Legal Issues Could Ground Georgia Spaceport Plans
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