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Ohio Court Affirms Eminent Domain Taking for Downtown Zanesville Redevelopment Project

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The Ohio and U.S. Constitutions require that the power of eminent domain can only be exercised when necessary for a public use. In the 2005 case of Kelo v. City of New London, the U.S. Supreme Court took an expansive view...more

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Tennessee Circuit Court Strikes Down Tennessee Law Allowing Warrantless Searches of Private Property by State Wildlife Officials

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On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, a three-judge panel of the Circuit Court for Benton County, Tennessee, issued an order declaring that Tennessee Code Annotated § 70-1-305(1) is unconstitutional, unlawful, and unenforceable, and...more

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Court Reverses Philadelphia's 2018 Assessment of Many Commercial Real Properties

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In Duffield House LP v. City of Philadelphia–a case involving assessment appeals by approximately 700 owners and lessees of commercial and industrial properties in the City–Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Gene...more

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The basics of acquiring property through eminent domain in Ohio

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Public entities are often faced with the challenging issue of acquiring property for construction projects. Acquiring property can be a lengthy process depending on property owners’ disposition with regard to selling...more

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Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use, and Reporting Act: South Carolina Supreme Court Addresses Challenge to State...

The South Carolina Supreme Court (“Court”) addressed in a May 30th opinion a judicial challenge to the South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use, and Reporting Act (“Act”). See Jowers v. South Carolina Dept. of...more

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In Colorado, Ballot Initiatives Are Back in Full Force

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As primary season for midterm elections gets underway, so too does canvasser season. In Colorado alone, canvassers are out in full force and looking to get enough voter signatures for a number of different initiative statutes...more

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