Court Tells Government: Think Twice Before Condemning Property

This authoritative-secondary source from Institute for Justice supports 8 claims across 6 ledger entries.

Publisher: Institute for Justice
Published: 1998-07-20
Source quality: authoritative-secondary

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The authority sought to take neighboring properties for the expansion plan.
Represented owners and case outcome
Court rejection of Trump Plaza condemnations: The record · The record
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The proposed public acquisition was tied to expansion of Trump's casino property.
Represented owners and case outcome
Court rejection of Trump Plaza condemnations: The record · The record
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Homeowners and small-property owners faced involuntary acquisition proceedings.
Represented owners and case outcome
Public condemnation request for Trump Plaza expansion: Affected group · Affected group
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The record documents use of governmental condemnation power for a project designed to benefit a private casino expansion.
Represented owners and case outcome
Public condemnation request for Trump Plaza expansion: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority pursued condemnation of neighboring properties for the proposed Trump Plaza expansion.
Represented owners and case outcome
Public condemnation request for Trump Plaza expansion: The record · The record
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The proposed takings were undertaken for a Trump Plaza expansion sought by Trump's casino business.
Represented owners and case outcome
Public condemnation request for Trump Plaza expansion: The record · The record
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The court set aside the challenged condemnations, allowing the represented owners to keep their properties.
Represented owners and case outcome
Court rejection of Trump Plaza condemnations: Affected group · Affected group
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The ruling contradicted the proposed use of condemnation for the casino expansion and preserved the owners' properties.
Represented owners and case outcome
Court rejection of Trump Plaza condemnations: Audit finding · Cited analysis