Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court expanded local governments' use of eminent domain in the 2005 decision Kelo v. City of New London, many states have sought to limit potential abuses. Missouri was one of them. But some residents of North St. Louis believe the reforms didn't go far enough.

Tagged with: eminent domain Paul McKee

A Cole County judge has approved a ballot summary – with one change – for a proposed constitutional amendment restricting eminent domain. In an order today, Judge Richard Callahan dismissed most of the Missouri Municipal League’s challenges to the official ...

Tagged with: eminent domain Missouri Citizens for Property Rights Missouri Municipal League Richard Callahan

A Missouri appeals court may have made it easier to condemn private property for redevelopment. In a decision handed down last week, the Missouri Court of Appeals in Kansas City said the condemnation of property that houses Gigi’s Wigs & ...

Tagged with: Blight Centene eminent domain Missouri Court of Appeals Missouri Supreme Court

Tom Weaver’s brief-writing skills have their origins in an earlier profession: He was a high school English teacher. The concise, meticulous writing style that Weaver imparted to his students is the same that guided him in the 125 appellate briefs ...

Tagged with: Armstrong Teasdale Centene eminent domain

Activist settles one protest mural suit ST. LOUIS (Daily Record) Eminent domain activist Jim Roos and the city of St. Louis are one step closer to getting a resolution on a question that has been plaguing both parties since 2007. ...

Tagged with: eminent domain Halloween Kenny Hulshof Polsinelli Shughart sex offenders

Eminent domain activist Jim Roos and the city of St. Louis are one step closer to getting a resolution on a question that has been plaguing both parties since 2007. Can Roos legally keep up a three-story mural protesting the use of eminent domain on one of his buildings? On Tuesday, Roos settled one part of his legal battle to preserve the 30-foot-tall mural. The city's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority apologized to Roos for the actions of its employees in denying him a sign permit. But the letter makes no mention of free speech or Roos' right to protest government action by painting a massive circle-and-slash image overlooking Interstates 44 and 55.

Tagged with: eminent domain free speech