There’s been an uptick in eminent domain in the headlines lately. From local officials planning to seize a New Jersey church for a playground to Pope Leo XIV‘s Illinois childhood home being eyed as a ...

The court determined that despite the takings clause in the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, eminent domain could be used for a “public purpose” rather than strictly for “public use,” meaning ...

After a public outcry, the scheduled vote on the plan to use eminent domain has been postponed indefinitely. If the Town of Toms River does try to condemn the church, there is likely to be a major ...

The often-misunderstood issue of eminent domain is now front and center in debates over the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP), which critics say would bring a 70-mile, high-voltage ...

The full government takings of residences to make way for transportation projects is a rarity in Massachusetts. But for the new Cape Cod bridges project, that's exactly what's happening, as the state ...