Federal Court Rules Against Rhode Island Town's Use of Eminent Domain for NIMBY Purposes

Town of Johnston, a case where property owners challenged a Rhode Island town's plan to use eminent domain as a tool for blocking a housing project opposed by local NIMBYs.

A few days, ago a federal district court invalidated the use of eminent domain there.

But not on the "public use" grounds discussed in my 2025 post.

Rather, the Court ruled that the Town was never delegated the authority to use eminent domain for this kind of purpose in the first place.

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