Court Won't Hear Eminent Domain Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider a property rights case involving a redevelopment project in New York state where businessmen are fighting local government efforts to take their land.

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The proposed ballot measure would require governments that seize property either to occupy it themselves or rent it out for public use; they could not seize it for private development.

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So Long, and Thanks for Playing

Starting a small business is like playing poker. You may be skilled at what you're doing, but the cards often conspire against you. Out of all small business start-ups, less than half survive the first four years.

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BB&T Respects Property Rights, Won't Fund Eminent Domain Abuse

Arlington, Va.—BB&T, the nation's ninth largest financial holdings company with $109.2 billion in assets, announced today that it "will not lend to commercial developers that plan to build condominiums, shopping malls and other private projects on land taken from private cit

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