Property Rights

The Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments to the Constitution provide various protections for property rights. The Supreme Court has applied these protections to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Top Stories

Supreme Court limits towing firms
Date: 5/14/13
Source: LA Times

Court Sides With Town In Building Fee Dispute
Date: 5/3/13
Source: Connecticut Law Tribune

City of Grapevine Prepares to Remove More Property Rights in Historic District
Date: 5/2/13
Source: Grapevine Texas Online

Proposed landlord law could strip tenants of rights
Date: 5/1/13
Source: Wausau Daily Herald

Committee kills eminent domain oil bill at sponsor’s request
Date: 5/1/13
Source: The Holyoke Enterprise

Bullock signs property owner protections law
Date: 5/1/13
Source: Billings Gazette

Eminent domain plays a key role in U.S. pipeline projects
Date: 4/27/13
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

House panel kills eminent domain proposal
Date: 4/27/13
Source: Fort Morgan Times

Leesville farmer’s land could be seized by eminent domain
Date: 4/27/13
Source: Times Reporter

Supreme Court justices tackle Texas-Oklahoma water fight
Date: 4/23/13
Source: Yahoo News

Supreme Court considers gene patents
Date: 4/15/13
Source: Washington Post

Paulson, Macy’s, Samsung, Apple: Intellectual Property
Date: 4/11/13
Source: Bloomberg

Eminent Domain Fight in Camden
Date: 4/8/13
Source: WBBJTV.com

Osceola mayor thankful eminent domain bill failed
Date: 4/8/13
Source: Des Moines Register

Landmark decision trumps property owner rights
Date: 4/7/13
Source: The Northwestern

Voters limit Columbia’s eminent domain power
Date: 4/3/13
Source: KBIA.org