Private Property Research Reports
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Redevelopment Wrecks
Cities and developers tend to overhype the benefits of private development projects that use eminent domain. But many of these projects are failures.
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Opening the Floodgates
One year after the U.S. Supreme Court case, Kelo v. New London, local governments threatened eminent domain or condemned at least 5,783 homes, businesses, churches and other properties so that they could be transferred to…
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Kelo v. City of New London
This white paper explains to both legislators and the general public why eminent domain reform is needed after the Kelo v. New London decision.
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Manual de Supervivencia contra el Uso Abusivo del Dominio Eminente
Activistas de todo el país han utilizado la información de este Manual de Supervivencia para proteger con éxito sus hogares y pequeños negocios del uso abusivo del dominio eminente. Este Manual de Supervivencia se elaboró…
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Eminent Domain Abuse Survival Guide
Activists nationwide have used the Eminent Domain Abuse Survival Guide to successfully fight illegitimate land-grabs. Expanding on the most effective practical strategies to protect your property outside of the courtroom, the Survival Guide is designed…
Civil Forfeiture | Private Property
Policing and Prosecuting for Profit
In 2002, New Jersey’s Carol Thomas made headlines after her teenage son used her 1990 Ford Thunderbird to sell marijuana to an undercover police officer. He was arrested, pled guilty and faced his punishment. However,…
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Public Power, Private Gain
In the first-ever report to document private-to-private takings, the Institute for Justice found more than 10,000 instances of eminent domain abuse in just a five-year-period.
Eminent Domain | Private Property
Government Theft
The Institute for Justice brings together the 10 most egregious uses of eminent domain for private purposes from 1998 to 2001.