Eminent Domain

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has given a city development agency the power to force home and business owners out of their residences in a swath of land…

Updated with city's comments.If you frequent the Interstate 44/55 intersection on the near south side of St. Louis, you may be familiar with the display…

The constitutionality of St. Louis city's sign ordinance was the topic of debate today in front of a three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 9, 2009 - A revised plan for Paul McKee's $8.1 billion redevelopment project in north St. Louis…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 28, 2009 - When Paul McKee unveiled his grand plans for redeveloping a large swath of north St.…

Developer Paul McKee wants to spend $8 billion to revitalize two square miles of north St. Louis near downtown. He's already spent millions buying up property. Still, he controls just a fraction of the land he needs, and he wants the city to grant him the right to redevelop the rest. That has some people who live and work in the area concerned about their future, and the possibility of eminent domain.