Learn about eminent domain, its various types, how it impacts property owners, and the concept of just compensation in U.S.

If you’re seeking a definition of eminent domain, you’ve likely recently received unsettling news from a government body or other entity with the power to take your property. It’s natural to ask, ...

After years of inaction, Iowa lawmakers reached an agreement on a bill limiting the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines. But, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced June 11 that she had ...

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Eminent domain can be understood through the Trolley Problem, which is a philosophical thought experiment. The government can take private land and property for public use through eminent domain in ...

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 the hit show "Yellowstone," the newly elected governor recently used eminent domain to begin the process of overturning a conservation easement, which would put the Dutton family at risk of losing ...

In this case, it enables the state to declare the area around Penn Station in New York City "blighted" and thereby authorize the use of eminent domain to take property for transfer to private ...

In a closely divided opinion, the Supreme Court interpreted Pennsylvania’s Eminent Domain Code to allow grouped valuation of separate properties when used together for a common purpose. The ruling ...

Eminent domain gives governments the power to seize private property for public use, but that definition has been stretched to dangerous extremes. Entire neighborhoods have been labeled blighted and ...

Q: Marsha, I’ve been following Santa Barbara city’s use of eminent domain in a property in the 2700 block of De la Vina. Is this legal? How can a governmental agency simply condemn and take private ...