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Eminent Domain: Being Abused?
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Mar. 23, 2006
MMIV, CBS Worldwide Inc.
http://www.cbsnews.com
(CBS) Just about everyone knows that under a process called eminent domain, the government can (and does) seize private property for public use - to build a road, a school or a courthouse.
But did you know the government can also seize your land for private use if they can prove that doing it will serve what's called "the public good"?
Cities across the country have been using eminent domain to force people off their land, so private developers can build more expensive homes and offices that will pay more in property taxes than the buildings they're replacing... More >>
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Eminent domain and private gain
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Mar. 23, 2006
By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
PORT CHESTER, NEW YORK - Bill Brody thought he was set for life.
Supreme Court: http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0509/p01s03-ussc.html
A report claims that 10,000 properties have been seized by cities for private developers.
Then he was informed the village was taking his property - all of it. And because he missed a small, legal notice in the paper, he even lost the right to fight the decision.
The village had simply declared eminent domain, so that another private developer could build part of a Stop & Shop and parking lot where Mr. Brody's commercial buildings sat. More >>
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Supreme Court blocks lawsuit claiming investment fraud
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Mar. 21, 2006
By GINA HOLLAND Associated Press Writer
Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourtus.gov
(AP) - WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court made it harder Tuesday for investors to file class-action lawsuits claiming that companies misled them.
Justices ruled 8-0 that Merrill Lynch should have been shielded from a lawsuit by former and current brokers who alleged that the company released misleading research and manipulated stock prices.
Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for the court, said that the decision would help curb "wasteful, duplicative litigation." More >>
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Abortion showdown looms in U.S.
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Mar. 13, 2006
LYNDA HURST
www.thestar.com
Accused for years of crying wolf, American pro-choice advocates have just seen their worst fears come true.
Last week, South Dakota became the first U.S. state to sign into law a sweeping ban on virtually all abortions. It makes no exception for cases of rape or incest. A woman's life, not just her health, must be in jeopardy. It is just one of 12 states rushing to process similar legislation. More >>
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