Tag: Eminent Domain
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Colorado justices skeptical of challenge to water enterprises’ eminent domain power
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared receptive on Wednesday to the notion that water-related enterprises have the legal authority to exercise the governmental power of eminent domain over private property. An enterprise is a government-owned business that provides fee-based services. In 1993, lawmakers authorized the creation of “water activity enterprises” to provide a secure…
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Colorado Supreme Court signals intervention in 4 ongoing cases
The Colorado Supreme Court recently signaled that it may intervene in four cases from various trial courts, two criminal and two civil. At least four of the court’s seven members must agree to initiate the process of granting relief in a case outside the usual appellate procedure. The cases address an expert’s insight into child-parent…
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Historic Brighton farm fights developer for survival
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Debbie Palizzi is most comfortable digging in the dirt, but she braved an intimidating courtroom to fight for her historic family farm Monday. The unfamiliar territory was necessary in her effort stop a developer from installing a stormwater pipeline four-4-to-5 feet under the soil of…