NJ court: eminent domain requires blight (AP via Yahoo! News) In a victory for private property rights, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that local governments can't seize land against the owner's wishes simply because the property is underused.
Eminent domain foes win Paulsboro case in state Supreme Court (Asbury Park Press)The New Jersey Supreme Court handed opponents of eminent domain a victory today, ruling in a case involving Paulsboro that government may not seize land solely on the basis of its not being ''fully productive.'' Overturning lower court decions in the matter of Gallenthin Realty Development Inc. vs. the Borough of Paulsboro, the court concluded the Legislature did not intend for so broad an ...
NJ court: Eminent domain requires blight (The Charlotte Observer)In a victory for private property rights, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that local governments can't seize land against the owner's wishes simply because the property is underused. The court ruled unanimously that only "blighted" areas are authorized under the state Constitution, and that the Legislature did not intend for eminent domain to be used when the sole basis is that the ...
