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Massachusetts State Rep. Stephen Kulik, D-Worthington filed HD 3168 would require:
Supporters Say: “The idea is to reimburse people for the taking, because eminent domain is for the public good, not private profit. It’s one thing if it’s for domestic use, and another…
Providing great material for 2015 bills in Texas, The Nebraska Supreme Court, making reference to Denbury, issued an opinion on the constitutionality of a pipeline certification. Read More: Information Intelligence
The Court said we don’t like it, but that pesky super majority threshold to declare the statute unconstitutional isn’t …
The landowners trying to stop Keystone XL in Nebraska were dealt a blow in the Friday, January 9th, ruling of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Landowners won a majority of the Court, but not super majority. Highlights:
TPPF’s legislative recommendations for eminent domain include:
Landowners in the path of the Keystone XL pipeline, including those who have entered into easements, raise concerns about how landowners are labeled by condemning entities. The list of what not to say about landowners is:
Unhappy landowners publ…
The Department of Transportation is condemning intangible property by amending it’s rules. Connecticut’s Department of Transportation is condemning bus routes used by private bus companies, because the state has a new bus plan to roll out.
The private transportation companies have sued. The bus routes operate with a CCN from the Department of Transportation.
The first judge to hear this case said the Dept. of Transportation has proper authority to condemn this intangible p…
In the perennial battle of how to simultaneously support landowners and economic prosperity, VT Governor supports a pipeline but goes to bat for landowners. The Governor asked the pipeline company to pause eminent domain legal proceedings and allow for negotiations.
Landowners want to be reimbursed for legal expenses they have incurred. The pipeline company initially said no, but now it says it is “definitely willing to consider reimbursement for legal expenses.”
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Texas Rice Land Partners Ltd. v. the Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas has been a hot legal topic for years. The repurcussions have been: Claremont, CA is aquiring the local, private water company through eminent domain. 71% of Voters in November approved the use of eminent domain by the city. The city wasted no time to file legal action. It is believed that if the city aquires the water utility, rates will decrease. Claremont Courier The Green Bay Packers are the only professional franchise to be municipally owned. Municipal acquisition of sports franchises is not an entirely new concept, Oakland considered eminent domain when the Raiders attempted to leave. According to Stanford economist, Roger Noll, “whether eminent domain would work probably varies from state to state and from judge to judge.” Even the threat of eminent domain could have an impact on professional sport franchise ownership …Top 2014 Texas Court Cases: Texas Rice Land Partners v. Denbury Green Pipeline
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