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NJ Court Lets Towns Hide Eminent Domain Reasons | Jersey News
The New Jersey Supreme Court just handed down a controversial ruling that could reshape how towns use eminent domain: they don’t have to explain why they’re taking your land in the initial ordinance. In a 6-1 decision, the court sided with Seaside Park, which sought to seize a motel for what it later admitted was a parking lot and well — but the court said that wasn’t the point. Justice John Hoffman fiercely dissented, calling the town’s secrecy “not turning square corners” — arguing they knew their true intentions from the start but withheld them, violating public trust. While the law…
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