When they were finished, it looked as though the Greenwood Village, Colorado, police had blasted rockets through the house.

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The owners and operators of the Pimlico Race Course are seeking dismissal of Baltimore’s lawsuit that would block plans to relocate the Preakness Stakes to another venue. The Stronach Group has pledged only to keep the Preakness, scheduled this year ...

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Baltimore’s attempt to hold onto the Preakness Stakes through eminent domain is a sad spectacle, one that serves as a warning to businesses that the city will use the courts against them if public officials don’t like decisions private corporations ...

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CUMBERLAND — About a dozen Cumberland homeowners say they won’t sell their homes for commercial redevelopment of their neighborhood. The Cumberland Times-News reports that the Save Our Homes Alliance declared its intentions in writing to the City Council on Tuesday. ...

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Three Fort Washington households facing eviction by Prince George’s County as a result of a landslide last year are preparing to expand their legal battle, according to their lawyer. A hearing on the county’s request for a preliminary injunction to ...

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Two members of the state's Board of Public Works called on transportation officials to begin using eminent domain to acquire properties needed for the Red Line and possibly other projects.

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A federal judge in Baltimore has sided with Columbia Gas Transmission LLC in the latest round of its fight to construct a 21.5 -mile pipeline through northern Harford and Baltimore counties.

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The Maryland Senate gave its final approval Thursday to a bill that prohibits local governments from using eminent domain to acquire mortgages and deeds for private development.

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NEWARK, N.J. — The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Federal Housing Finance Agency, asking it to disclose efforts to stop municipalities from using eminent domain to bail out underwater homeowners and make its dealings with the financial industry ...

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It’s not often that a Daily Record alum appears on cable television talking up one of the biggest ongoing business stories of the last couple of years, so we thought it was worth sharing. Robbie Whelan appeared on “On the ...

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