There’s been an uptick in eminent domain in the headlines lately. From local officials planning to seize a New Jersey church for a playground to Pope Leo XIV‘s Illinois childhood home being eyed as a ...

The Tennessee State Legislature delegated the power of eminent domain to the Metro Nashville Airport Authority with the passage of a 2023 law. While that law has been working its way through the ...

In their efforts to protect the downtrodden, progressives typically forget perhaps the most important defense the poor and powerless have against discrimination and government abuse: property rights.

CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters. Beverly Moore recalls feeling a wave of relief when her family rented a house in Richmond, California after their prior house ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have made it more difficult for companies to use eminent domain to build carbon capture pipelines and other energy infrastructure. In her veto ...

Iowans living in or near the path of proposed carbon pipelines have rallied at the Statehouse for years in support of a bill that would restrict the use of eminent domain for such projects. The Iowa ...

Under the U.S. and Pennsylvania Constitutions, private property may not be taken for public use without payment of just compensation to the owners, see U.S. Const. amend. V; Pa. Const., art. I Section ...