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Eminent Domain Humor

You don't often see something funny involving eminent domain...

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Books About PLF's Projects

  • Timothy Sandefur: Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America

    Timothy Sandefur: Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America

  • M. David Stirling: Green Gone Wild: Elevating Nature Above Human Rights

    M. David Stirling: Green Gone Wild: Elevating Nature Above Human Rights

Help PLF Protect Your Property

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How are states responding to Kelo?

  • "50 State Report Card Tracking Eminent Domain Reform" by The Castle Coalition
  • "The 'Backlash' So Far: Will Citizens Get Meaningful Eminent Domain Reform?" by Timothy Sandefur
  • "Controlling the Grasping Hand: Economic Development Takings after Kelo" by Ilya Somin

Watch a video about eminent domain abuse

  • PLF's Timothy Sandefur speaks about property rights in the post-Kelo world at the Dole Institute
  • PLF's Timothy Sandefur speaks about his book Cornerstone of Liberty at the Cato Institute
  • PLF's Timothy Sandefur discusses eminent domain on PBS' News Hour With Jim Lehrer
  • PLF's Timothy Sandefur Discusses Eminent Domain at the Independent Institute (Jan. 2006)

Selected articles about eminent domain

  • Kelo's Backlash: Imminent Success?" by Bert Gall
  • "The Specter of Condemnation" by Scott Bullock
  • "End Eminent Domain Abuse!" by Dana Berliner and Scott Bullock
  • "Wrecking Property Rights" by Sam Staley
  • "The Heavy Hand of Redevelopment" by M. David Stirling
  • "Kelo: Hope for Property Rights?" by Timothy Sandefur
  • "They're Coming for Your Land!" by Timothy Sandefur

PLF's eminent domain cases

  • Vagim v. Fresno (California) Victory!
  • City of Arnold v. Tourkakis (Missouri)
  • Wheat Ridge URA v. Cornerstone Group (Colorado) Victory!
  • Valsamaki v. Baltimore (Maryland) Victory!
  • Coalition for Property Rights v. Riviera Beach (Florida) Victory!
  • Western Seafood v. Freeport (Texas)

Learn More About Property Rights

  • Don Corace: <i>Government Pirates: The Assault on Private Property Rights--and How We Can Fight It</i>

    Don Corace: Government Pirates: The Assault on Private Property Rights--and How We Can Fight It

  • Carla Main: <i>Bulldozed:'Kelo,' Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land</i>

    Carla Main: Bulldozed:'Kelo,' Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land

  • Timothy Sandefur: <i>Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America</i>

    Timothy Sandefur: Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America

  • James V. DeLong: <i>Property Matters: How Property Rights Are Under Assault and Why You Should Care</i>

    James V. DeLong: Property Matters: How Property Rights Are Under Assault and Why You Should Care

  • Steven Greenhut: <i>Abuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent Domain</i>

    Steven Greenhut: Abuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent Domain

  • Richard Pipes: <i>Property and Freedom</i>

    Richard Pipes: Property and Freedom

  • Tom Bethell: <i>The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity Through the Ages</i>

    Tom Bethell: The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity Through the Ages

Important Eminent Domain Cases

  • Kelo v. New London
  • Hawaii Housing v. Midkiff
  • Berman v. Parker

The briefs in Kelo

  • Read the amicus briefs in the Kelo case