Federal Eminent Domain Reform Passes House

Friends:

H.R. 1433, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2012, passed the House of Representatives last night by a voice vote!

This legislation now heads to the Senate, where it will again face an uphill battle. We will keep you posted on the fight ahead and when calls need to be made. Stay tuned.

Best,

Christina Walsh
Director of Activism and Coalitions
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 682-9320
(703)-682-9321 (fax)
www.ij.org
www.castlecoalition.org

Magner vs Gallagher Federal Fair Housing Lawsuits/ Asking for public participation to resolve the fair housing lawsuits.

LINK TO STORY HERE

Working to foster a positive business climate City Councilman Melvin Carter meets with the Capitol City Business Council

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Link to Capitol City Business Council

Ultimate Dog Tease

MPR/ Landlords' suit against St. Paul over 'problem properties' going to trial

Audio Link Here

St. Paul's Frogtown: The war for a neighborhood & the city's malicious war on landlords.

LINK TO STORY HERE
Pioneer Press Reporter Freddy Melo said;
Side by side, they're hoping to accomplish what the troubled housing market and unscrupulous landlords have not: revive a community.
Town Hall host opinion--->
Freddy have you forgotten the city's rogue housing code enforcement policy has made it unprofitable for private individuals to rehabilitate homes in Saint Paul?
Haven't we had enough, of over 10 years of blaming landlords and bars for social ills because the city and police can't find a workable crime strategy? The city is on a quest to shove as many landlords out of town as they can. If the city has to label a landlord a slumlord to get rid of them they do. These non profits do not pay property tax's. Home owners already pay more than their share of property tax's? And good ole boys like Freddy here are all to happy to help the city demonize landlords and deceive the public. How does it feel to be a brown nosing puppet Freddy?
Here is the kind of thing Freddy and the city support...
522 Charles- As of today I couldn't verify a building permit was pulled for this house. There is no information showing a vacant building fee was paid. It looks like I am going to have to make sure none of these hand picked non profits gets a wink and a nod from the city to cut corners. Landlords aren't allowed to cut any corners. And as we have seen in the past the city has given a wink and a nod to a non profit that used children to remove asbestos siding without proper training or the use of hazmat equipment.

St. Paul pays $90K to two men who said police beat them

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St. Paul woman's lawsuit alleges jail mistreatment

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Saint Paul/ Celebrating the latest victory I dedicated this song to the plaintiffs of the fair housing lawsuits

Greetings Everyone, Lets have some fun! As you watch this video imagine the fair housing lawsuit plaintiffs are on stage performing. Imagine the plaintiffs are singing about the fair housing lawsuits. In the front row of the auditorium sits Randy Kelly, Andy Dawkins, Steve Magner, Dick Lippert, Mayor Chris Coleman, and the city council. Behind them is everyone else in the city who would like to see the landlords lose their case. SO onward with the SHOW, please click play!

Saint Paul Fair Housing Lawsuits/ President Obama put squeeze on DFL leaders.

It's enough to recall the old joke that liberals love the poor in theory—it's the actual poor they have a problem with.
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After being abandoned by the liberal left the City of Saint Paul seeks to withdraw from United States Supreme Court case Magner vs. Gallagher

In my opinion the city's response is absurd! Read the press release here.

Saint Paul Fair Housing Lawsuits No. 10-1032 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES (AMICUS BRIEFS)

Institutional racist vs Anti racist? You decide.
View all the briefs HERE.

Closed Door Session regarding litigation in Steinhauser, et al vs. City of Saint Paul.

City of Saint Paul Meeting Agenda City Council
Council President Kathy Lantry
Councilmember Dan Bostrom
Councilmember Amy Brendmoen
Councilmember Melvin Carter III
Councilmember Russ Stark
Councilmember Dave Thune
Councilmember Chris Tolbert

City Hall and Court House
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
Phone: 651-266-8560

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:30 AM Northwest Conference Room - 310, City Hall
Host opinion-->This day would have never come if there was honest fair governing for all.

Saint Paul Fair Housing Lawsuits/ National Housing Institute Is concerned about city housing practices.

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"YOU can't hide from the truth!/ Patricia Bruce vs. Aaron Walter Foster

LINK TO JUDGEMENT HERE

Saint Paul Fair Housing Lawsuits/ No. 10-1032 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

STEVE MAGNER ET AL.,
Petitioners,
v.
THOMAS J. GALLAGHER ET AL.,
Respondents.

On Writ of Certiorari
to the United States Court of Appeals
for the Eighth Circuit

LINK TO BRIEF HERE
Click onto the COMMENTS for a simple explaination of the story.

Cupcake bakery on Grand Avenue scrapped after zoning issues

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Aaron Foster liable for Bobbie Winns death.

LINK TO STORY HERE