Van Anh Nguyen, VinFast’s U.S. Manufacturing CEO met with Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, state and local officials, and representatives from Central Carolina Community College last week to announce the partnership between the college and the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer.
Rep. Dennis Riddell (R-Alamance) recently filed an eminent-domain reform bill in the N.C. House of Representatives. This is a welcome development in many ways, and we should all be grateful to Rep. Riddell for getting the reform process started. However, if North Carolina is to catch up with our neighbors in terms of the protection...
Kelo v. City of New London is one of the worst modern U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The 2005 high court case may not mean a lot to non-lawyers or to those not in a public policy field, but the 5-4 decision allowed for private property to be seized and transferred to another private party in...
Policies that favor special interests hurt the Tar Heel State in a national report.
The House approved a bill Wednesday, Feb. 27, asking voters to enshrine eminent domain restrictions in the state constitution. The measure passed easily, by a 94-21 vote. House Bill 3 would restrict eminent domain in the state to “public use” and require just compensation to be decided by a jury. Reps. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell; Chuck...
A group of House Republicans got an early start to the new General Assembly session by re-introducing a bill Wednesday to propose a state constitutional amendment restricting eminent domain. House Bill 3 was filed early on the legislature’s opening day. Bill sponsors include Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, and Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson. The bill would...
A frequent argument used against reforming eminent domain in North Carolina, that economic development would suffer, is not supported by the empirical evidence.
Opening day of the 2017-18 General Assembly was filled with warm greetings, friendly exchanges, and promises of compromise. After a short break, lawmakers have returned to get down to the real work of the session. It’s time to govern. But can lawmakers find common ground? Some areas of common interest may be found in education...
RALEIGH — Right-leaning lawyers and legal analysts agree that the courts are a vital venue for preserving constitutional rights. But they note a surprising trend of conservative support for using judicial activism to achieve that aim rather than the traditional conservative deference to state and federal legislative decisions. Supporters of judicial activism note that, in The Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton envisioned an active role for judicial review.
Placing the courts in charge of takings disputes would go a long way toward ending the use of government condemnation of private property to enrich private parties.
Turning decisions about “public use” over to courts, rather than legislators or administrative agencies, might offer the best protection.
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