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Who is saying this? Reason
About which NBA Stadium? Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center
A documentary about the Brooklyn stadium was shortlisted for an Oscar for best…
What’s civil asset forfeiture? According to supporters of the ban, people do not have to be convicted or even charged to lose their property when suspected of a civil offense
What state has experience with restricting civil asset forefeiture? New Mexico
What can we learn from New Mexico?
Institute for Justice, the group that represented Kelo, is helping North Carolina landowners organize.
What concerns North Caolina Landowners? A small town was looking to redevelop.
Previously on informedintel: Town of 10,000 Tries Redevelopment. Includes Eminent Domain. Lawsuit on Horizon. (November 19, 2015)
A small town redevelopment effort to revitalize vacant industrial property surprised city council members when it was revealed that the Institute for…
The Barre Montpelier Times Argus headline that needs to introduction for putting eminent domain and heroin in the same sentence: Eminent domain, heroin top capital city stories for 2015.
But, seriously, what’s the eminent domain issue? A bike path that displaced a business and caused all residents at a public meeting to speak against the use of eminent domain.
Where is the private property rights group forming? Mt. Airy North Carolina
What type of project sparked the group’s formation? A local redevelopment plan
What’s the group’s goal? To remove private property from the local redevelopment plan
Why? The local government’s plan to redevelop land that it holds, expanded to include private property of a former city council candidate
What concerns about eminent domain does the group have?
What’s happening? The Texas Legislative Reference Library circulated Civil Asset Reform Information.
What group is putting out the civil asset reform information? Institute for Justice.
What’s the information say? over 100 editorials nation wide are calling for civil asset forfeiture reform.
Why does this matter? Interim Charges call for reviewing civil asset laws. TPPF has been calling for civil asset reform for a couple years.
Why is this a Texas issue? Local governmental entities…
Where is this eminent domain case occurring? The San Benito County, California
What’s the project being built? bridge
What’s the impetus of the cost increase? Legal feees associated with eminent domain
What is the predicted cost increase? From $50,000 to acquire land to $300,000
Benito Link | Eminent domain causes bridge construction legal costs to balloon
CBSDFW | Bush’s Texas Agency Joins Lawsuit Alleging Federal…
How does a city figure out how many and which of its properties are blighted?