Property-Rights

Nebraska PSC Approves Keystone XL Pipeline Route Despite Eminent Domain Controversy and Landowner Opposition

2017-11-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Nebraska Public Service Commission votes 3-2 to approve TransCanada Corporation’s application for route approval for the Keystone XL Pipeline, clearing a major obstacle for the controversial tar sands oil pipeline after nearly a decade of fierce opposition from Nebraska landowners, …

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Railroad Commission Cases: State Regulation Affirmed with Corporate Property Rights Caveat

1886-03-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Supreme Court ruled in the Railroad Commission Cases that states possess constitutional authority to set railroad transportation rates through regulatory commissions, upholding Mississippi’s 1884 statute establishing rate-setting power. Filed the same year as the Santa Clara headnote, this …

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