Sentences with phrase «by eminent domain for»

«And John Faso took money from fossil fuel companies as they tried to take your land by eminent domain for a fracked gas pipeline.»

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Absent such a standard, the shareholder proposal rule becomes nothing less than a species of private eminent domain by which the federal government allows a small minority to appropriate someone else's property — the company is a legal person, after all, and it is the company's proxy statement at issue — for use as a soap - box to disseminate their views.

Like anyone along the route of proposed oil or gas pipelines, Rosinski was in a position where, had she not signed the agreement, her land would have been taken anyway by virtue of eminent domain — a right the government can assert to seize private property for public use.

Update: As of December 2016, AG Healey successfully negotiated for compensation to the state for conservation land taken by eminent domain during the construction of the Connecticut Expansion Project.

@ 6:28 — 9:06 — An explanation by the Town of Ulster Town Supervisor James Quigley on the need for eminent domain, where there is no mention of GlidePath.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a deal on a $ 168.3 billion spending plan that increases school aid by $ 1 billion, restructures the state tax code to respond to changes in Washington, directs money to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by raising fees on taxis and Uber rides and paves the way for the use of eminent domain near Penn Station.

The Town Board on Wednesday agreed to start eminent domain proceedings for the former Red Apple gas station at Kenmore Avenue and Niagara Falls Boulevard owned by United Refining Co..

By Sean Ryan A dispute over what qualifies as blight is at the heart of Oak Creek's possible use of eminent domain to take a farm and clear the way for development.

Public Hearing on Legislation by Maisano & Abinanti to Protect Private Property Owners - law bans use of County funds for projects misusing eminent domain

«We are witnessing distressing instances where eminent domain is used by or for powerful developers and the rights of private citizens are undercut.»

He thinks that by having more appealing - looking properties, it'll be harder for someone to take his land with eminent domain proceedings.

Leviathan (R for profanity, sexuality and nudity) Legal drama about a humble family man (Aleksey Serebryakov) who retains the services of an attorney (Vladimir Vdovichenkov) to prevent his seaside home with a view from being seized for a pittance through eminent domain by a corrupt mayor (Roman Madyanov).

Battle for Brooklyn (Unrated) Eminent domain documentary about the seven - year legal fight led by resident David Goldstein against real estate developers determined to flatten his Prospect Heights neighborhood in order to build a stadium for the NBA's New Jersey Nets.

The school board voted to have Superintendent Eva Joseph review possibilities for taking the property by eminent domain so the district could seize the land before the charter school could be built.

«Court Adds $ 100 Million for Eminent Domain Taking» by Joel Stashenko appeared in the New York Law Journal on July 8, 2010.

The plaintiff argued that the threatened acquisition of property for use as parkland by eminent domain during land use proceedings was a taking warranting payment of just compensation.

The plaintiffs nowhere affirm, that private property has been taken for public use, by the state, in the exercise of the eminent domain; nor do the defendants allege it, nor do the court below; on the contrary, Chief Justice PARKER says, 7 Pick.

Number 4, «Auction off legal research access to West or Lexis,» is interesting and it would be a good start — Wexis should definitely have to pay more for its captive audience — but I'd definitely take this further: Put Wexis out of business, either by using eminent domain to buy them out (replacing their for - profit services with non-profit analogues), or by simply creating a publicly - funded competitor that offers the same material for free to anyone with an internet connection.

Investigator Intern 2004 — 2004 Conducted factual research for claims involving torts, eminent domain, sexual discrimination, and excessive force by police.

Should property be condemned for eminent domain, the process by which municipalities have the ability to acquire land for «public good», the owner of the property «must be given fair compensation after a «due process» in which a commission of «impartial» landowners or a jury (landowner's option) determines fair market value.

Likewise, when a government entity exercises its eminent domain power to condemn private property for public use, the government should provide - as required by the 5th Amendment - «just» compensation to affected property owners that covers not only the value of the property condemned but also all other reasonable and necessary costs generated by the condemnation action including, but not limited to, hiring legal counsel, obtaining temporary housing, lost business revenue, severance damages.

The federal government should not establish criteria for the use of eminent domain by state and local governments.

In the meantime, some leaders in the legislature, backed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, have called for a moratorium on eminent domain actions and want to hold hearings during that period to air issues.

Ohio's highest court has considered whether it was permissible for a city to use its eminent domain powers to seize private property when the only public purpose identified in support of the taking was the economic benefits to be gained by the property seizure.

For example, it does not mean a home can not be seized under eminent domain by the government.

Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code («1033 Exchange») provides that real property that is or will be the subject of a compulsory or involuntary conversion either from condemnation via an eminent domain proceeding by local, state or Federal government, in whole or in part, can be exchanged by you on a tax - deferred basis for «like - kind» real property that is similar or related in service or use to the property that was involuntarily converted.

Spurred by such stories, including last year's Kelo vs. City of New London case — which galvanized opposition to the use of eminent domain for private development — property rights advocates across the country have been working for bills that would create curbs similar to those in Georgia.

The bill would take a stick approach to localities using eminent domain on non-blighted properties for economic development by withholding for two years any federal economic development — related funds they receive.

Supports eminent domain authority only for a public use (e.g., ownership by a public entity), as well as a broad interpretation of «just» compensation, to include all reasonable and necessary costs which result from exercise of such authority, not just the value of the property condemned.