Private Property Rights. New Fronts. State Supreme Court denies eminent domain for private gain.

Background:  In September the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied eminent domain authoeity for underground gas storage as unconstitutional under both the state and federal constitution.

What did private property activists learn from the Supreme Court ruling?

  • Economic gain by the condemnor can be a trigger for courts

State Impact Pennsylvania | A new front emerges in the battle against eminent domain