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July 26, 2006
Eminent Domain Slam Dunk in Ohio!
The Institute for Justice is reporting that the Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously decided the taking of private property for economic development purposes in Norwood Ohio is unconstitutional.
The following note was sent out by the Institute for Justice earlier today:
I write to inform you that the Ohio Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, has ruled that under the Ohio Constitution: 1) "economic development" is not, by itself, a public use that would justify the exercise of eminent domain powers; 2) Ohio courts must apply "heightened scrutiny" when reviewing statutes that regulate the use of eminent domain powers; 3) the use of the "deteriorating area" standard to justify a taking is unconstitutional "because the term inherently incorporates speculation as to the future condition of the property... rather than the condition of the property at the time of the taking"; and (as a bonus) the statutory section that ostensibly prevented appellate courts from preventing the destruction of homes after the trial court's ruling in favor of the government is also unconstitutional under the separation of powers doctrine. This opinion appears to be an unequivocal home run for property owners in Ohio.
Posted by samstaley at July 26, 2006 08:10 AM
retty much nothing seems worth thinking about. My life's been completely dull , not that it matters. I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen.
Comment by: Sten81674 at January 22, 2007 02:32 PM
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Basically nothing seems worth thinking about. I haven't been up to much these days. I just don't have much to say right now. I can't be bothered with anything , but whatever.
Comment by: Sten83475 at January 26, 2007 07:55 AM
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten2122 at January 26, 2007 08:12 PM
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I've just been staying at home not getting anything done. I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning. My life's been pretty unremarkable these days. Eh.
Comment by: Sten55420 at January 27, 2007 11:55 AM
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I've more or less been doing nothing worth mentioning, but eh. My life's been really bland today. I don't care. I've just been letting everything happen without me these days. That's how it is.
Comment by: Sten80993 at January 27, 2007 09:42 PM
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I can't be bothered with anything these days, but shrug. I just don't have anything to say recently. I haven't gotten much done recently. Nothing seems worth thinking about.
Comment by: Sten58487 at January 28, 2007 09:13 AM
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I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. What can I say? I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning, but pfft. Not that it matters. Pretty much nothing exciting happening to speak of. I haven't been up to much these days.
Comment by: Sten2641 at January 28, 2007 10:40 AM
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I haven't been up to much today. I've just been letting everything happen without me. Basically nothing seems worth bothering with. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I just don't have anything to say right now. More or less nothing happening.
Comment by: Sten24825 at January 28, 2007 08:02 PM
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I've just been staying at home not getting anything done. I guess it doesn't bother me. Shrug. I haven't been up to anything. I haven't gotten much done today.
Comment by: Sten39721 at January 29, 2007 01:03 AM
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I just don't have much to say recently. Such is life. I've basically been doing nothing. Basically nothing seems worth bothering with. Oh well.
Comment by: Sten35542 at January 29, 2007 05:49 AM
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I just don't have anything to say , but shrug. So it goes. Not much on my mind recently. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten18123 at January 29, 2007 04:13 PM
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I just don't have anything to say right now. I haven't been up to anything recently, but it's not important. I've just been sitting around waiting for something to happen, but shrug.
Comment by: Sten61464 at January 30, 2007 12:41 AM
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Basically nothing noteworthy happening right now, but eh. Today was a complete loss. I haven't been up to much recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
Comment by: Sten48719 at January 30, 2007 03:20 PM
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I just don't have anything to say , but shrug. So it goes. Not much on my mind recently. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten18294 at January 30, 2007 09:42 PM
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I just don't have much to say recently. Such is life. I've basically been doing nothing. Basically nothing seems worth bothering with. Oh well.
Comment by: Sten48989 at February 1, 2007 12:23 AM
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My mind is like a bunch of nothing, but I guess it doesn't bother me. I haven't been up to anything recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing to speak of.
Comment by: Sten15957 at February 1, 2007 12:31 PM
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Not much on my mind right now, but it's not important. I've just been letting everything happen without me. I just don't have anything to say right now.
Comment by: Sten96633 at February 2, 2007 07:33 AM
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I haven't gotten anything done recently. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I haven't been up to anything these days, but it's not important. Today was a total loss.
Comment by: Sten92279 at February 3, 2007 07:39 AM
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Not much on my mind lately. My life's been completely boring these days. I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. So it goes.
Comment by: Sten75666 at February 4, 2007 02:15 AM
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My mind is like a bunch of nothing, but I guess it doesn't bother me. I haven't been up to anything recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing to speak of.
Comment by: Sten17007 at February 4, 2007 11:00 PM
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retty much nothing seems worth thinking about. My life's been completely dull , not that it matters. I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen.
Comment by: Sten74682 at February 4, 2007 11:08 PM
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten48184 at February 5, 2007 12:35 AM
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Not much on my mind lately. My life's been completely boring these days. I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. So it goes.
Comment by: Sten59756 at February 5, 2007 09:56 AM
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My mind is like a bunch of nothing, but I guess it doesn't bother me. I haven't been up to anything recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing to speak of.
Comment by: Sten78022 at February 5, 2007 04:32 PM
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten93248 at February 6, 2007 08:11 AM
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My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
Comment by: Sten93248 at February 6, 2007 08:11 AM
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