eminent domain
Example Sentences
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The Fisher Island Community Association, which represents property owners, and Fisher Island Club, a country club, sued Miami-Dade County in federal court in January to block the county from exercising eminent domain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
As selectman, he threatens to co-opt it using eminent domain.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2025
Upon no other principle could they receive land from the State, under its right of eminent domain, than that this land was condemned for public and not for private use.
From Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage by Stovall, Pleasant A.
