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The term "eminent domain" was taken from the legal treatise De Jure Belli et Pacis, written by the Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius in 1625, [4] which used the term dominium eminens (Latin for supreme lordship) and described the power as follows:
The term "eminent domain" was taken from the legal treatise De jure belli ac pacis (On the Law of War and Peace), written by the Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius in 1625, [7] which used the term dominium eminens (Latin for "supreme ownership") and described the power as follows:
Scott G. Bullock is an American lawyer who has focused on property rights issues such as eminent domain and civil forfeiture. [2] [3] He has been president and Chief Counsel at the Institute for Justice since 2016, [4] a nonprofit libertarian public interest law firm. [2]
City commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 2 to approve the use of eminent domain, if needed, ... John said he will hire an attorney as the two parties will likely head to mediation. There, a third ...
Alan Ackerman, a Birmingham-based eminent domain attorney, said that in these cases, properties are individually appraised and the city must make a good-faith offer, which could be challenged by ...
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), [1] was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another private owner to further economic development does not violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Rick Rayl, an eminent domain lawyer in Irvine, Calif., who is not connected to the company, isn't so sure. "The lenders are going to be livid," he said. He thinks the plan could have unintended ...
Toby Prince Brigham (November 24, 1934 – March 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and scholar in the fields of property rights and eminent domain.In addition to his law practice, Brigham involved himself with organizations and events aimed at educating and informing attorneys and legal scholars about property rights law, and the constitutional rights associated with property ownership.