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The Fisher Island Community Association, which represents property owners, and Fisher Island Club, a country club, sued Miami-Dade in federal court in January, seeking to block the county from exercising eminent domain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Landowners in communities adjacent to the park are still gearing up to face eminent domain challenges from the federal government.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
While it’s usually applied when the federal government exercises eminent domain and takes title to land, the takings clause also covers the government’s outright destruction of personal property.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026
A number of other eminent former officials have publicly declared their support for him and the bank's independence.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
But his graduate advisor, the eminent poverty scholar William Julius Wilson, promptly sent Venkatesh into the field.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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