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Which high speed rail authority has property challenges? California High Speed Rail What Property challenges? Eminent Domain. Acquiring Property Landlord. It has acquired property that isn’t actively used but must be maintained. Toxic Land. It has to remediate toxic land it obtained Actively engaged in agriculture. To obtain a right of way, it had to […]

Which court is considering whether a delegation of eminent domain authority include sovereign immunity? 3rd Circuit in In re PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC, — F.3d — (September 10, 2019), What did the court say about sovereign immunity and eminent domain? Not happening unless there is a clear statement in the delegation Yale Journal on Regulation […]

Where: Pueblo County, Colorado What rail project: Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Commission’s Front Range Rail What decisions will voters make? taxing authority of rail district eminent domain authority of rail district bonding authority of rail district Who oversees the district? The Southwest Chief & Front Range Passenger Rail Commission is under the […]

Where: Arizona When did Arizona pass statewide law prohibiting local bans of short term rentals? 2016 What did 2019 revisions do to this statewide protection of statewide short term rental rules? local licensing local officials can require information about short term rentals How does Tempe, AZ proposal to regulate short term rentals look? Require contact […]

What will the investigation by the federal Government Accountability Office focus on? Whether the use of eminent domain for the border wall is permissible against private and/or public lands in New Mexico Why would it matter whether the border land is owned by the state or private land owner? There is a stronger argument to […]

The Opinion: KP-0267 (2019) Who requested the opinion? Corrections Committee Chairman James White What questions does the opinion answer? “whether a Texas court would conclude that the Eighth Amendment’s excessive fines guarantees are incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause or, alternatively, by its Privileges and Immunities Clause” “whether· Texas courts would recognize article I, section 13 of […]

Where: US -Mexico Border Who: Rachel’s Network What is the target audience of Rachel’s Network? addressing the “other side” of commonly-discussed issues targeting marginalized groups overlooked by media coverage and funding efforts such as translating eminent domain information + landowners’ rights materials into Spanish How are funds being expended? Center for Biological Diversity Texas Civil […]

Where: California What bill did not address raised eminent domain abuses? SB 5 (2019 | CA) A bill to reestablish a redevelopment agencies that were know to have ” abused eminent domain” & replete with “crony capitalism.” How much redevelopment funding is in SB 5? $2 billion a year to the local governments 1/2 of […]

Where: Utah What is a “resolution of necessity”? Utah local governments pass resolutions of necessity to authorize eminent domain actions by government attorneys How much funding is included in a resolution of necessity? The resolution lists the amount appropriated by the local government for the eminent domain taking. Camarillo Acorn | City wants to strike […]

Where: Harris County TX How is Harris County planning on strengthening its input in low income housing development? By passing resolutions supporting developments. What is Harris County’s goal? To prevent what they see as arbitrary denial of low income housing tax credits Community Impact | Harris County seeks to have more influence in tax credit […]