For property owners, the process of eminent domain — the legal proceeding through which the government can acquire private property for a public purpose — can be a long and intimidating journey. Once an owner becomes aware...more
When the federal government takes property through its eminent domain power, the Constitution requires that it pay just compensation. The Constitution, however, does not require the government to pay before it takes...more
Federal, state and local governments are already taking unprecedented steps to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as the coronavirus) to slow transmission and keep our health care system from surging past...more
Most property owners understand that if the government wants to take their property in an eminent domain proceeding, it is constitutionally required to provide just compensation. But most property owners are surprised to...more