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Republicans in North Carolina, where Republicans control a super majority in each chamber of the Legislature passed on an eminent domain proposition in favor of a right to hunt and fish ballot proposition.
The Hill | North Carolina GOP seeks to remake state Constitution; Dems see power grab
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to allow the case of an eminent domain protestor, who was arrested at a city council meeting, to proceed.
What is the eminent domain protestor claiming? That he has a 1st amendment right to protest
State:Pennsylvania
The regulatory requirement for managing short term rentals: a real estate broker licensing requirement that “makes it a crime for anyone but a fully licensed real estate broker to help property owners manage rental properties on sites like Airbnb”
Who challenged the regualtory scheme? The Institute for Justice
What have the courts done? Appellate Court has kept the licensing requirement in tact
What is the argument against a broker license for managing short term…
When Missouri capped local revenue from trffic tickets at 30%, the number of fines issued for housing violations skyrocketed.
39% of the adult population in Pagedale, Missouri was issued a housing fine.
Lawsuits ensued.
This week a consent decree was entered that will:
institute for justice | Federal Court Approves Historic Consent Decree Ending “Policing for Profit”…
Texas Public Policy Foundation sets forth these reasons to support short term rental industry:
5 Cities where the Institute for Justice is/has been legally fighting food truck ordinances in:
The argument supporters of food truck rights are using: fighting economic protectionism
IJ.com | Fish Creek Food Truck owners Threatened with Fines Fight Back
Background: A local Wisconsin Community Development Authority is taking action to declare maintained properties blighted
What statutory language provides for development within an area under blight standards:
“an area which is predominantly open, and which because of obsolete planning, diversity of ownership, deterioration of structures or of site improvements or otherwise substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the community.”
Community Repsonse: Organized the Better Mount…
Louisiana Legislature is considering HB 727 (2018) that will:
What issue are legal property rights centers looking at? is there a public good, for eminent domain purposes, when the public that benefits from the exported good is Europe or China?
What does this have to do with eminent domain? Pipelines, such as those that feed a LNG Export Center, are often uilt with the use of the power of eminent domain.
To exercize eminent domain constitutionally there must be a public use/public purpose for the land
How are property rights legal exeperts looking to…
Empower Texas is arguing for statewide regulations for food trucks because: