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Eminent Domain Litigation

If the government takes private property the Constitution requires the government to pay the landowner “just compensation” for that property the government took form the landowner.  The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution says, “No person shall…be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

Every state constitution contains a similar provision protecting an owner’s right to their private property.  Depending upon the circumstances of your case, you may also be entitled to be paid additional compensation for what the government took and the expenses you may have incurred in defending your right to be compensated.  The federal Uniform Relocation Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4601, et seq., requires the federal government (or a state government using federal funds or acting under federal authority) to pay your legal fees and litigation expenses.  The text of the Uniform Relocation Act is available here.

 

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Publishes Editorial by Thor Hearne “U.S. Taxpayers Shouldn’t Subsidize the Chinese Communist Party”

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an extensive editorial by Thor Hearne urging Congress to pass legislation prohibiting Chinses companies, which are controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, from abusing U.S. tax credits, that were intended to promote domestic clean energy production, to establish sites near U.S. military installations.
Hearne points out that a Chinese company is currently seeking to build a battery plant near two military bases in Missouri, Fort Leavenworth and Whiteman Air Force Base.  The proliferation of Chinese battery-factory sites raises both national security and economic concerns because, as Hearne explains, “the CCP requires every Chinese company to cooperate with the CCP’s Ministry of Public Security and State Security.  China law requires Chinese businesses (such as TikTok) and companies with facilities in the United States to support and cooperate with Chinese intelligence operations.”
Hearne adds, “former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta…testified recently before Congress that these Communist China-affiliated facilities would operate as centers for Chinese espionage….”  These centers of espionage would represent “a more serious threat than external surveillance methods such as the Chinese spy balloon that flew over Missouri last year.”
This is a problem Congress should address, Hearne argues.  “American taxpayers should not be funding or subsidizing our enemies.”
Thor Hearne is the Founding Partner of True North Law LLC and formerly served as President George W. Bush’s national election counsel.

 

Sarasota Landowners Represented by True North Law File Final Comprehensive Summary Judgment Brief

True North Law files additional brief supporting the landowners’ summary judgment motion arguing 214 landowners must be paid compensation
 
Two hundred fourteen Sarasota, Florida, landowners represented by True North Law filed their concluding brief in 4023 Sawyer Road I LLC, et al. v. United States in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims supporting their pending motion for summary judgment.  The landowners took advantage of the recent decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Barlow v. United States, where the court of appeals ruled that Illinois landowners were entitled to compensation because the original deeds between the owners’ predecessors-in-title to the railroad conveyed only an easement to the railroad for operation of railway.  In Barlow, the Federal Circuit considered many of the same types of deeds at issue in 4023 Sawyer Road and the related case of Barron v. United States.  Although Barlow involved Illinois law, Florida law tracks Illinois law on these points.

The landowners motion for summary judgment is available here, and the government’s cross-motion for summary judgment is available here.  The landowners’ concluding brief is available here.  The landowners in Barron also filed a notice with the court, advising the court that the Federal Circuit’s decision in Barlow also supports the Barron landowners’ pending motion for summary judgment.  The Barron notice of supplemental authority is available here

About Us

True North Law Group

 

True North Law Group is a Thor Hearne law firm, making us an authority in property rights and appellate litigation.

We have spent the last 30 years ardently fighting for the rights of our clients in a variety of constitutional and appellate law cases, including pioneering rails-to-trails compensation law and winning more cases on behalf of landowners than any other firm.

Your constitutional rights should never be infringed – particularly by the government – and we have devoted our practice to protecting and defending citizens through dedicated trial advocacy.

Practice Areas

Expertise

Property Rights

& Eminent Domain


Protecting your 5th Amendment rights so that you receive just compensation for your property.

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Constitutional

Law & Voting Rights


Ensuring laws comply with the constitutions at the state and federal level, including fair elections and voting rights.

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Complex

Commercial Litigation


Advocating for businesses in complex property valuation, patent disputes, eminent domain lawsuits & more.

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Appellate Litigation

Federal & State Courts


Professional appellate litigation attorneys at all levels, including US circuit courts, state Supreme Courts and the US Supreme Court.

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Tax Court Litigation

Conservation Easements


Representing clients in tax courts for IRS disputes in land valuation, conservation easements, retirement benefits & more.

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Trial Advocacy
Professionals

Federal & State Courts


Experienced trial attorneys representing clients in a range of technical areas of law, including property rights, patents & more.

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“Mr. Hearne,

We appreciate your work in representing the homeowners along the Legacy Trail in Mission Valley, Nokomis, FL.  The case was Rogers v. U.S.  Over a decade-long fight your firm held fast and was successful.  Thanks!”


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