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COMPANY Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has lost $5.8 billion in three years, during which time the state of North Carolina pledged $1.2 billion in state incentives. Joe Lancaster | 12.11.2023 1:49 PM Supreme Court JUSTICE O'CONNOR'S PARTING DISSENTS HIGHLIGHTED THE TWIN PERILS OF LOCAL TYRANNY AND FEDERAL OVERREACH The late Supreme Court justice eloquently defended property rights and state autonomy. Jacob Sullum | 12.6.2023 12:01 AM Eminent Domain COUNTY EMINENT DOMAINS THE STRIP CLUB NEXT DOOR TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE PARKING Owners of Wilmington, North Carolina's Cheetah Premier Gentlemen's Club say they were blindsided by the seizure. Christian Britschgi | 11.22.2023 3:45 PM Israel ESCALATION IN GAZA Plus: Everyone's favorite congressman survives another day, the Senate passes spending bills, New York City goes to war on tourism, and more... Christian Britschgi | 11.2.2023 9:33 AM Eminent Domain TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT BACKS OFF EFFORT TO SEIZE A 79-YEAR-OLD MAN'S HOME FOR STADIUM PARKING The Aldine Independent School District had wanted the property as part of a $50 million redevelopment of its high school football stadium. Christian Britschgi | 10.20.2023 9:45 AM Eminent Domain LAWSUIT: MISSISSIPPI TOWN DECLARED HOUSES 'BLIGHTED' WITHOUT NOTICE Mississippi only gives property owners 10 days to challenge a blight finding that could lead to their house being seized through eminent domain. C.J. Ciaramella | 10.13.2023 10:55 AM Eminent Domain TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT THREATENS TO SEIZE 79-YEAR-OLD MAN'S HOME FOR STADIUM PARKING LOT The Houston-area Aldine Independent School District is considering the use of eminent domain to seize a one-acre property owned and occupied by Travis Upchurch. Christian Britschgi | 8.18.2023 4:45 PM Takings BRICKBAT: YOU PAY FOR OUR MISTAKE Charles Oliver | 8.15.2023 4:00 AM Takings MY NEW BRENNAN CENTER ARTICLE ON TYLER V. HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THE CROSS-IDEOLOGICAL CASE FOR STRONGER JUDICIAL PROTECTION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS The Tyler home equity theft case is just the tip of a much larger iceberg of property rights issues where stronger judicial protection can protect the interests of the poor and minorities, as well as promote the federalist values of localism and diversity. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.30.2023 7:03 PM Kelo WILL THERE FINALLY BE SOME DEVELOPMENT ON THE LAND CONDEMNED IN KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON? A new development project may finally build new housing on on property whose condemnation for purposes of "economic development" was upheld by the Supreme Court in a controversial 2005 decision. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.6.2023 5:57 PM Kelo JUSTICE SCALIA'S UNPUBLISHED DISSENT IN KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON Its existence was revealed when Justice John Paul Stevens' papers were made public earlier this week. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.5.2023 4:48 PM Kelo WHAT I LEARNED FROM JUSTICE STEVENS' PAPERS ON KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON There are several interesting revelations, including an unpublished dissent by Justice Antonin Scalia. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.5.2023 12:51 AM Kelo WHAT I HOPE TO LEARN FROM JUSTICE STEVENS' PAPERS ON KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON The author of one of the Supreme Court's most widely hated rulings left us extensive files on the case, which have just been made public. They could help shed light on key unanswered questions about. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.3.2023 2:49 PM Electric cars TENNESSEE WILL USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO EVICT BLACK FARMERS FOR FORD E.V. FACTORY The state promised Ford nearly $900 million in incentives, including new and upgraded roads. But it chose to run that new road through a number of black-owned farms. Joe Lancaster | 4.4.2023 11:20 AM Kelo SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY AIRING OF "LITTLE PINK HOUSE" (2017 MOVIE ABOUT KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON), WITH ME AS COMMENTATOR This April 11 event is free and open to the public. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.24.2023 10:50 AM Public schools TEACHERS UNION CLOSES L.A. SCHOOLS YET AGAIN Public sector unions squeeze final gains out of a district that's been bleeding students yet constructing expensive new buildings for two decades. Matt Welch | 3.21.2023 6:39 PM Constitutional Interpretation MY FORTHCOMING ARTICLE ON "THE CASE FOR EXPANDING THE ANTICANON OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW" It argues for increasing the number of cases in the Supreme Court's "Hall of Shame" and proposes three worthy additions. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 3.14.2023 4:38 PM Eminent Domain NORTH CAROLINA USING EMINENT DOMAIN TO SEIZE HOMES AND A CHURCH FOR ELECTRIC CAR FACTORY Under the Kelo v. New London Supreme Court decision, a state can take private land to give to a private developer for almost any reason it wants. Joe Lancaster | 3.13.2023 2:00 PM Eminent Domain A TAVERN KEEPER'S LAST STAND AT THE ALAMO Vince Cantu says the eminent domain threats to seize his property are "stupidly ironic" and "completely un-Texan." Liz Wolfe, Danielle Thompson, and Zach Weissmueller | 3.1.2023 10:45 AM Kelo MY NEW VIDEO ON KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON The video is part of the Federalist Society's series on important Supreme Court decisions. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 2.6.2023 3:44 PM Property Rights THE ALAMO IS TRYING TO EMINENT DOMAIN THIS MAN'S BAR TO MAKE WAY FOR MUSEUM HONORING ALAMO DEFENDERS "I think, in principle, it's ridiculous to have to deal with this eminent domain bullshit on the grounds of the Alamo," says owner Vince Cantu. Christian Britschgi | 1.25.2023 2:10 PM Property Rights NEW YORK'S ULTRA-BROAD DEFINITION OF "BLIGHT" CONTINUES TO ENABLE EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE 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 interests. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.30.2022 12:18 AM Brickbats BRICKBAT: BUYING THE FARM Charles Oliver | 12.8.2022 4:00 AM Biden Administration BIDEN'S 'MADE IN AMERICA' PLAN IS BULLYING HOMEOWNERS OFF THEIR LAND TO BUILD A TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED CHIP PLANT The president has touted a factory jobs boom. In practice, that means forcing people out of their homes to benefit corporate projects that rely on billions of dollars of subsidies. Eric Boehm | 11.16.2022 11:30 AM Housing Policy COLORADO TOWN SEIZING SKI RESORT'S LAND TO STOP IT BUILDING EMPLOYEE HOUSING The Vail Town Council says that while affordable housing is desperately needed in the community, Vail Resorts' Booth Heights project would threaten local bighorn sheep. Christian Britschgi | 10.21.2022 3:15 PM Reason Roundup NUMBER OF AMERICAN MASS MURDERS RELATIVELY STEADY SINCE 2006 Plus: A surge in female voter registrations, eminent domain in North Carolina, and more... Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.22.2022 9:40 AM Eminent Domain A BLACK FAMILY'S PROPERTY WAS SEIZED VIA EMINENT DOMAIN. A CENTURY LATER, THEIR DESCENDANTS JUST GOT IT BACK. Segregation-era racists tried to drive the Bruces away from their own beachfront property. When intimidation didn't work, they resorted to the power of the state. Joe Lancaster | 7.22.2022 4:40 PM 4th of July HOW WOULD YOU CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION? I asked scholars, podcasters, and passersby how they'd change the nation's founding charter. Here's what they told me. John Stossel | 7.6.2022 5:00 PM Eminent Domain AN ALABAMA FAMILY IS FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE AGAINST EMINENT DOMAIN The Moore family has lived on their land for generations. Now the state of Alabama says their homes must make way for a highway. Emma Camp | 6.3.2022 5:15 PM Music THE KINKS VS. THE PEOPLE IN GREY Happy 50th birthday to Muswell Hillbillies, a concept album about nostalgia, conformity, and the evils of urban renewal programs. Jesse Walker | 10.31.2021 6:00 AM Property Rights THE SEIZURE AND EVENTUAL RETURN OF BRUCE'S BEACH SHOWS THAT PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS The land was taken in 1924 in order to kick a black family out of Manhattan Beach, California. Steven Greenhut | 10.29.2021 8:00 AM Eminent Domain CALIFORNIA RETURNS BEACH PROPERTY WRONGLY TAKEN FROM BLACK FAMILY VIA EMINENT DOMAIN The government confiscated Bruce's Beach at racists' behest. Joe Lancaster | 10.4.2021 4:05 PM Eminent Domain PENNEAST ABANDONS PLANS TO USE EMINENT DOMAIN TO SEIZE STATE-OWNED LAND IN CASE THAT RESULTED IN A MAJOR SUPREME COURT DECISION The case was the subject of a Supreme Court ruling in which the power of eminent domain prevailed over state sovereign immunity. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.23.2021 8:06 PM Supreme Court TWO MORE WORTHY ADDITIONS TO THE "ANTICANON" OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW—BERMAN V. PARKER AND EUCLID V. AMBLER REALTY Second in a series of posts on historically awful Supreme Court decisions that deserve more opprobrium than they get. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.21.2021 12:54 PM Property Rights MY WASHINGTON TIMES ARTICLE MAKING THE CASE FOR INCREASING COMPENSATION AND PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO LOSE THEIR LAND TO EMINENT DOMAIN It's the second in a two-part series on eminent domain reform. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.6.2021 9:56 PM Eminent Domain SHOULD AN ORIGINALIST JUSTICE SUPPORT OVERRULING KELO V. NEW LONDON? The general assumption that the Fifth Amendment bars takings for economic development purposes rests on shaky ground. Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.5.2021 12:35 PM Kelo THREE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES SIGNAL WILLINGNESS TO RECONSIDER KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON It's an indication that the notorious decision holding that the government can take property for private "economic development" may be vulnerable. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.3.2021 12:30 AM Supreme Court THOMAS AND GORSUCH SAY KELO EMINENT DOMAIN RULING 'WAS WRONG THE DAY IT WAS DECIDED' AND 'REMAINS WRONG TODAY' The controversial 2005 case "strayed from the Constitution," say Thomas and Gorsuch. Damon Root | 7.2.2021 1:48 PM Eminent Domain EMINENT DOMAIN PREVAILS OVER SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY IN SUPREME COURT CASE BOTH SIDES DESERVED TO LOSE The Court's ruling in PennEast allows the federal government to delegate the power of eminent domain to private firms seeking to condemn state-owned property. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.29.2021 4:20 PM Immigration GREG ABBOTT'S BORDER WALL PLAN IS DOOMED TO FAIL The Texas governor wants to keep incoming migrants out at all costs. But those costs are insurmountable. Fiona Harrigan | 6.29.2021 1:50 PM Eminent Domain WHEN EMINENT DOMAIN IS USED FOR ECONOMIC ASSASSINATION Government officials who wield land grabs to pick economic winners and losers now want to use them to kill disfavored businesses. J.D. Tuccille | 5.10.2021 8:30 AM Property Rights A SUPREME COURT EMINENT DOMAIN CASE BOTH SIDES DESERVE TO LOSE PennEast v. New Jersey features a clash between the power of eminent domain and state sovereign immunity. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.30.2021 5:55 PM Joe Biden AFTER PROMISING TO STOP LAND SEIZURES, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION JUST STOLE THIS FAMILY'S PROPERTY FOR A BORDER WALL "We are utterly devastated," said Baudilia Cavazos. Billy Binion | 4.14.2021 5:21 PM Border wall HOW BIDEN CAN TERMINATE TRUMP'S BORDER WALL PROJECT—AND SAVE MONEY AND PROTECT PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE PROCESS Joe Biden can easily stop further work on the wall, protect property owners against further takings of private property, and save money in the process. Additional steps may be tougher, but are still worth considering. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.28.2020 2:35 PM Eminent Domain FOXCONN DEBACLE IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE DANGERS OF USING EMINENT DOMAIN TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT As in many previous cases, government officials promised huge economic gains from seizing property for transfer to private interests - but failed to deliver. Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.10.2020 12:26 PM Foxconn TRUMP'S FOXCONN DEAL BECAME JUST ANOTHER GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT DEBACLE The Taiwanese manufacturer promised Trump and then–Governor Scott Walker 13,000 new jobs and a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. They've delivered a mostly empty building that's one-twentieth the promised size. Zach Weissmueller | 10.30.2020 1:33 PM stadiums CITIZEN VS. GOVERNMENT (VOL. 5) Simple questions and discouraging answers Austin Bragg and Andrew Heaton | 10.29.2020 10:40 AM More * About * Browse Topics * Events * Staff * Jobs * Donate * Advertise * Subscribe * Contact * Media * Shop * Amazon Reason FacebookReason TwitterReason InstagramReason TikTokReason YoutubeReason ItunesReason on FlipboardReason RSS © 2024 Reason Foundation | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Notifications