The Real Estate Bloggers points to this story about the Valsamaki case in Maryland, and comments, "Can you create a greater climate for graft and corruption[?] Boss Tweed would be proud. Trying to justify this makes the settlers actions to the [I]ndians look ethical." Here's the Pacific Legal Foundation's brief in the Valsamaki case. Thanks to reader Larry Salzman for the pointer.
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- Prop 207 Blog
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- "End Eminent Domain Abuse!" by Dana Berliner and Scott Bullock
- "Wrecking Property Rights" by Sam Staley
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- "Kelo: Hope for Property Rights?" by Timothy Sandefur
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Carla Main: Bulldozed:'Kelo,' Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land
Timothy Sandefur: Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America
James V. DeLong: Property Matters: How Property Rights Are Under Assault and Why You Should Care
Steven Greenhut: Abuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent Domain
Tom Bethell: The Noblest Triumph: Property and Prosperity Through the Ages