eminent domain
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Generally, Virginia utilities don’t have standard eminent domain authority over certain public entities like county governments or school boards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Part of that land is now the target of an eminent domain proceeding to make room for a huge transmission tower.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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
Though yours the rents, his incomes wax By right of eminent domain; From factory tall to woodman's axe, All things on earth must pay their tax, To feed his hungry heart and brain.
From Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by James Russell Lowell
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