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Texas voters approve amendment limiting eminent domain
November 4, 2009
[JURIST] An amendment to the Texas Constitution [text] limiting government enforcement of eminent domain was overwhelmingly approved [unofficial results] by voters on Tuesday with more than 80 percent of those polled voting favorably. Proposition 11 [text and materials] prohibits government official....... [more] 
Honduras government lays sedition charges against Zelaya supporters
August 16, 2009
[JURIST] The Honduran Office of the Prosecutor of Common Crimes indicted 24 supporters of ousted president Manuel Zelaya [JURIST news archive] on charges of sedition and damages Friday. All 24 were accused [La Prensa report, in Spanish] of robbery, sedition, damages to private property, and illegal....... [more]
Nevada restricts eminent domain, Ohio recognizes private property water rights
November 5, 2008
'[JURIST] Voters in Nevada Tuesday approved a ballot initiative that would restrict the state''s ability to use eminent domain law to acquire private property. The initiative includes amendments to the Nevada State Constitution which provides that all....... [more]
Venezuela president says constitution reforms will protect private property rights
July 23, 2007
'[JURIST] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday reassured Venezuelans that any future socialist constitutional reforms will protect private property rights, dispelling what Chavez called"dogmatic" allegations by critics that the impending....... [more]
New Jersey high court limits scope of eminent domain
June 13, 2007
'[JURIST] The New Jersey Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that for the state to constitutionally take private property, it must show that the property is blighted. The high court''s unanimous ruling eliminates the use of eminent domain to take property....... [more]
Connecticut legislature approves eminent domain restrictions in wake of Kelo battle
June 3, 2007
'[JURIST] The Connecticut House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday night that prohibits the state from from taking property solely to boost property taxes. The measure, approved by the state Senate last week, reflects a compromise between the....... [more]
New Jersey eminent domain laws permit government 'misuses': official report
May 30, 2007
'[JURIST] The New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate released a report Tuesday detailing cases of abuse of New Jersey''s eminent domain laws, which the report criticized for being giving"overbroad statutory authority" that allowed the government....... [more]
Eminent domain restrictions approved in 9 states, rejected in 3
November 8, 2006
'[JURIST] Voters in nine US states approved ballot initiatives restricting the use of eminent domain in mid-term elections Tuesday, reacting strongly against the 2005 US Supreme Court Kelo v. New London decision, which held that private redevelopment....... [more]
Property rights bill fails in US House
September 27, 2006
'[JURIST] The US House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to pass the Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2005, a bill that its supporters said would provide easier access to federal courts to landowners seeking to challenge governmental....... [more]
Ohio Supreme Court strikes down eminent domain for pure economic gain
July 26, 2006
'[JURIST] The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 7-0 Wednesday that a Cincinnati suburb may not use eminent domain to take private property on the sole basis of economic benefit to the community. Several residents of Norwood held out on selling their homes to....... [more]
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