By Nicholas A. Loyal For decades, the property rights of Missouri residents have been disregarded as municipalities throughout the state plowed through personal history in the disastrous pursuit of progress. Recently, the state’s highest court had a chance to correct this wrong and restore a sense of safety to the minds of Missouri’s home and […]

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The St. Louis Federalist Society will present an all-star panel of property rights experts debating the law of eminent domain. Eminent domain remains a hot issue in Missouri, as evidenced by the publicity surrounding City of Arnold v. Tourkakis. On Thursday, March 6, 2008, come to the Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis and […]

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For Immediate Release Contact: Aaron Menenberg Phone: 314-621-0686 Email: FreedomWorks.Missouri@gmail.com FreedomWorks Missouri and Missouri Citizens for Property Rights are hosting a breakfast on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 7:30 AM to discuss the issue of Eminent Domain Reform. Ron Calzone, President of Missouri Citizens for Property Rights, will be speaking, and breakfast will be provided. […]

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By Timothy Sandefur On Thursday, January 17, I will be at the Missouri Supreme Court making the argument in City of Arnold v. Tourkakis. This is the case in which a small city south of St. Louis is trying to condemn the dentist office of Homer Tourkakis, so that they can construct the Arnold Commons, […]

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January 7, 2008 For Immediate Release Contact: Aaron Menenberg Phone: 314-621-0686 Email: FreedomWorks.Missouri@gmail.com FreedomWorks Missouri is excited to announce a joint public breakfast with Missouri Citizens for Property Rights on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 7:30 AM to discuss the issue of Eminent Domain Reform. Ron Calzone, President of Missouri Citizens for Property Rights, will […]

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The Show-Me Institute has released a policy study about the abuses of eminent domain when used for private profit in Missouri. Although many government officials believe that eminent domain is necessary for comprehensive development projects that will help stimulate the economy, the study focused on how eminent domain often hurts economic development by creating economic […]

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From Student Life (Washington University) By Perry Stein A significant number of complaints have been filed against the Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation regarding its alleged abuse of eminent domain, according to Missouri’s Ombudsman of Eminent Domain Anthony Martin. “It’s been decimating these black neighborhoods,” said Martin. Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation’s (WUMCRC) […]

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Former Show Me Institute editor and now Cato Institute adjunct scholar Tim Lee, discusses “tensions in libertarian theory.” Technology Liberation Front blog: Recently I’ve noticed an interesting tension in libertarian theory. As I’ve mentioned before, I just completed work on a new paper on eminent domain abuse in Missouri that will be published by the […]

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There’s a new czar in Jefferson City, and his job is to help protect people’s property rights. Gov. Matt Blunt on Thursday announced he had appointed an eminent domain ombudsman, a position in the Office of Public Counsel that lawmakers created to help citizens in disputes with governments over land-takings. Blunt picked Paul Anthony Martin, […]

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Photo courtesy of Urban Review STL In the afterglow of a World Series victory last fall, and now with the team’s current losing woes, The St. Louis Post Dispatch has a story today that the beleaguered Cardinals’ organization would love to bury in the crater of the proposed “Ballpark Village.” What’s the old saying, “When […]

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