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The article states that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a U.S. government raisin price-support program as a violation of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on June 22, 2015. According to the article, the Court stated that the program required raisin growers to comply with U.S. government seizure of crops for future sale by the government. The article discusses the potential impact of the decision on programs administered by the U.S. government agency the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U,.S. agricultural industry in general.

A letter to the editor is presented which questions the strange political affiliation between U.S. Representative Kay Granger and Republican presidential aspirant Jeb Bush over issues related to eminent domain.

The article looks at how none of the residents of New London, Connecticut who were effected by the United States Supreme Court's eminent domain ruling have been forced to leave. The author reviews how ruling that certain properties could be seized by the city by eminent domain in order to make way for new private development caused a national debate. The city appears to have halted plans to evict the remaining hold outs from the property. It is suggest that investors are concerned about building on land that some people consider a symbol of property rights. According to the author, contract disputes and financial uncertainty have also delayed the start of construction.

The article reports that although the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on a bill to stop or reduce the impact of the Supreme Court's recent eminent domain decision, a House Judiciary Committee spokesman said Judiciary Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner intends to take the lead on the issue. The House Agriculture Committee held its hearing on a bill introduced by Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Henry Bonilla, and Representative Stephanie Herseth, to prohibit the Agriculture Department and other federal agencies from spending money on economic development projects if a state or local government used eminent domain powers to acquire land for private development.

Discusses eminent domain in the United States, in light of a trend in property owners resisting developer's plans to build shops and parking garages on their sites. The government's power to seize homes for economic development by condemning homes and businesses; Legislation proposed by Senator John Cronyn (R-Texas) that would limit the takeover of homes and small businesses in areas promoting economic development; Couples who are resisting eminent domain, including Barbara and Stan Dunn, Carl and Joy Gamble in Ohio, and Daniel Goldstein in Brooklyn; Why the concept of civic good is not an effective argument for appealing to some homeowners; Views of developers, including Dominic Piestra; Opinion of the Supreme Court.

The article reports on the decision of energy company TransCanada Corp. which drops its lawsuits seeking eminent domain of landowners who oppose its Keystone XL pipeline project and would reapply for the approval of Nebraska.

The article reports on the plan of the Nicaraguan government, led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front, to seize rural properties for the construction of a 172-mile canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "The End of History, Part II" in the April 2, 2015 issue, "The U.S. Department of Land-Hogging" in the April 3, 2015 issue, and "The Unappetizing Effect of Minimum-Wage Hikes" in the March 25, 2015 issue.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Key court approves Keystone's route through Nebraska" in the January 9, 2015 issue.

The author discusses the U.S. trend of eminent-domain, or the power of a government to take private property for public use, with mention of related lawsuits in various states including New Jersey's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority's attempt to buy Charlie Birnbaum's piano studio.

The author argues that, despite the criticisms of opponents, the property acquisition powers retained by U.S. government bodies through eminent domain can be used to prevent foreclosures and negotiate mortgages for struggling homeowners as of July 2013.

Letters are presented from readers responding to articles previously published in 2013 including "Fiscal Fixes for the Jobless Recovery" by Alan Blinder from the June 11 issue, "The Fed's Eminent Mistake" from the June 12 issue, and "Obama's Inspector General Negligence" by Joseph E. Schmitz from the June 5 issue.

The article discusses a proposal by advisory group Mortgage Resolution Partners under which U.S. municipalities could use eminent domain to seize troubled mortgages, which would then be refinanced with the aid of federal money, with details presented about opposition to the plan by financial trade groups.

Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles from previous issues including "Democrats and the Tax Cliff," from the July 9, 2012 issue; "An Eminently Bad Idea," from the July 12, 2012 issue regarding the power of eminent domain in the U.S.; and "Notable & Quotable," from the July 9, 2012 issue regarding complicated and lengthy laws in the U.S. which are too dense for the public to understand.

The article reports that the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, a trade group for bond investors, has proposed rules that would complicate efforts by some municipalities in the U.S. to use eminent domain to seize and refinance troubled mortgages.

The article discusses a 2012 dispute between the Hualapai Native American tribe of Arizona and the builders of a visitor's center complex at the Grand Canyon. According to the article, the tribe declared eminent domain in February 2012 in order to attempt to gain control of a skywalk from Las Vegas, Nevada, tour operator David Jin.

The article reports on the introduction of a bill in the U.S. House of Representative that opposes the use of eminent domain by state and local governments to seize private property for economic development.

The article offers higher education news briefs. The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review an eminent domain case involving Columbia University and citizens of the Harlem section of New York City. The University of Missouri at Columbia will eliminate or consolidate 16 educational programs after completing a state-mandated review. University of Canterbury professor and founder of the web site Arts & Letters Daily, Denis Dutton, passed away on December 28, 2010.

The author talks about a defamation lawsuit filed by developer H. Walker Royall against Carla Main and Encounter Books, the author and developer of the book "Bulldozed: Kelo, Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land," which tackles a U.S. Supreme Court decision on a case focusing on eminent domain.

The article reports on a case focusing on the issue of eminent domain pending at the Court of Appeals in Albany, New York. The case involves a conflict between the government agency New York State Urban Development Corp. and several land owners claiming that the government has no authority to eliminate the rights of private parties in order to benefit the developer Forest City Ratner Cos., which is seeking to construct an arena for the basketball team New Jersey Nets. The case may affect the contested project Atlantic Yards to be constructed in Brooklyn.

New York's highest court has agreed to hear a case challenging the state's use of eminent domain on behalf of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. The decision by the top court, the Court of Appeals, to hear arguments in October came as something of a surprise to the project's developer, Bruce C. Ratner, who had expected a clear path after a lower court rejected the case in a unanimous decision in May. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the controversy generated by U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that governments can take property for the purpose of promoting economic development. In response to the ruling which was issued in 2005, more than 40 states passed laws intended to limit the power of the so-called eminent domain. States are being urged by property-rights advocates to adopt legislation that redefines blight, a term used to describe the seizure of property.

The article reflects on the Illinois Supreme Court case Empress Casino versus Giannoulias which, in the author's view, could have an essential impact on the definition of a taking under the Fifth Amendment. It notes that the question in the case involves the passage of a state law that took money from riverboat casinos and gave it to horse-racing tracks to utilize as purse money. It cites that the Court upheld that the action cannot be considered a taking because it involved the transfer of money from one party to another, not the confiscation of land.

The article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to revisit its 2005 ruling on eminent domain. On January 16, 2007, the justices of the Supreme Court in Washington declined to hear a case in which use of eminent domain by Port Chester in Westchester County, New York, was challenged. The case involved a dispute between a property owner and a property developer. The 2005 ruling upheld governmental power to use eminent development for economic development.

This article presents information on the approval of ballot measures to limit eminent domain powers to public uses in several states of the United States. According to Larry Morandi, a land-use specialist at the National Conference of State Legislatures, the ballot approval represent a message that state and local governments need to justify a need for eminent domain.

The article presents information about various referendums held on November 7, 2006 in 37 U.S. states on 205 measures. Voters in several states including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and New Hampshire, approved a measure related to eminent domain. A measure related to same-sex marriage was approved in several states including Arizona, Colorado and Idaho.

The article deals with the lawsuit filed against the proposed expansion of the Carousel Center in Syracuse, New York. The state Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge launched by 10 stores against a development agency's use of eminent domain in the proposed expansion of the Carousel Center into a multibillion dollar megamall. Macy's, Lord & Taylor, J.C. Penney and seven other stores were worried that the planned expansion would diminish their prominent positions at Carousel.

The article discusses the role of the issue of eminent domain in the victory of Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin in the initial Republican primary for Oklahoma's 5th District U.S. House seat. While both Fallin and Republican runner-up Mick Cornett were considered conservatives, they did disagree sharply on the 2005 Supreme Court decision City of New London versus Kelo, which upheld the power of municipalities to seize private property for economic development.

The article reports that a bill aimed to curb eminent domain actions was rejected by the U.S. House on September 26, 2006. The bill, which was supported by the Republican Party, was rejected by a vote of 234-172, which was less than the two-thirds vote required for the passage of the bill. House Majority Leader John Boehner has said that the bill will be brought back under a regular rule that requires a simple majority for the passage of a bill.

The article reports on the move of conservative groups to push ballot initiatives to curb U.S. local governments' abilities to exercise eminent domain in 2006.

The article comments on a U.S. Supreme Court decision about eminent domain in the United States.

Reports that City Council of Connecticut elected to evict two homeowners at the center of an eminent-domain battle as of June 2006. Comment from Michael Cristofaro, one of the evicted residents; Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of claiming eminent-domain for private development; Remark from city councilman Robert Pero.

This article reports that states and local governments of the U.S. would be prohibited from using eminent domain to take property for economic development under a bill approved on Thursday by the House Judiciary Committee. The bill by Judiciary Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner was approved, 27-3, after a vigorous debate that divided Democrats. Republicans had a rare strong ally in Representative Maxine Waters, who tried unsuccessfully to make the new ban even tougher in response to the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case Kelo v. City of New London, that ruled in favor of New London's condemnation of property to be used for commercial development.

Presents an update on U.S. politics and government as of October 17, 2005. Controversy over the nomination of Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court; Opposition of several liberal groups to the nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court; Measure approved by the House Agriculture Committee on the use of eminent domain.

Reports on a demonstration staged by activists opposed to eminent domain against redevelopment leader and New London Development Corp. COO David Goebel in New London, Connecticut on July 31, 2005. Ruling of the Supreme Court on the issue of eminent domain; Legislators being targeted by the protest plan of the Coalition to Save Fort Trumbull; Significance of legislative hearings to be conducted on August 4 on the court decision.

Reports on the effect of U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the government's power of eminent domain as of July 8, 2005.

Comments on the government's power of eminent domain in line with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the eviction of homeowners in New London, Connecticut in order to make way for a private hotel and corporate offices.

Argues against the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Kelo versus City of New London which deals with the issue of public use.

Reports on the plan of the U.S. Supreme Court to review the eminent domain actions in the Fort Trumbell neighborhood of New London, Connecticut.

Offers a look at the community opposition to the development of a basketball arena in Brooklyn, New York. Residents and workers who will be forced to move if the state invokes its power of eminent domain; Development of the area by Bruce C. Ratner for the New Jersey Nets; Report that the Empire State Development Corporation has the authority to condemn the area.

Reports on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a moratorium on land use does not amount to a government taking of private property for which taxpayers must compensate landowners. Details on the decision involving a case that sought compensation for restricted development on Lake Tahoe; Arguments of plaintiffs; Statement by Justice John Paul Stevens; Explanation of the so-called law of takings, which is based on the Fifth Amendment; Implications of the decision.

Reports on rulings by federal and state courts in the United States that cities are misapplying eminent domain, which allows them to seize private property for public use. How land has been taken for enterprises such as casinos and car dealerships; Efforts of the courts to set limits on eminent domain; Increased scrutiny on the taking of land for redevelopment purposes.

Speculates on United States President George W. Bush's energy plan, as of May 15, 2001. Thought that Bush's plan will include recommendations to allow the federal government to seize private property, using eminent-domain authority to place electric transmission lines in the West; Suggestion that Western Republicans and property-rights groups will be opposed to any such recommendation; Views of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on the subject.

Reports on the three building owners in Atlantic City, New Jersey that won in the legal dispute over New Jersey's use of eminent domain power to condemn them. Explanation from a Superior Court judge about the ruling.

Expresses concern over a slew of legislation in the United States which insists on the state's right to eminent domain at the expense of personal property rights. Provision of the fifth amendment; Inadequacy of market value determination to compensate property owners; Need for policymakers to correct definitions of takings and liberalize the system of compensation.

Focuses on the power of the American federal government to acquire private property for public use, known as eminent domain. Limited grounds for challenging the exercise of this power; Information on the compensation procedure offered by government; Details on how property owners can ensure that they receive just compensation for acquired property.