By Jessica Peck Corry
October 29, 2009
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When most people think political bullying, the scenic resort town of Estes Park, Colorado, isn’t the first place that comes to mind. But to a growing number of residents there, it has […]

This column originally appeared in the Colorado Springs Gazette on August 27, 2009
By Jessica Peck Corry
Guest columnist
Four years have passed since that heated summer of 2005 when the U.S. Supreme Court shocked our national conscience by declaring that government can forcibly condemn a family’s home simply to make way for a more lucrative private development. […]

Unfair offers
Lawmakers need to fix flaw in condemnations
Rocky Mountain News
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Email this Print this Comments Change text size Subscribe to print edition iPod friendly Share this site Several months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s notorious 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New […]

This column originally appeared in the May 6, 2008 Denver Post
It’s RTD versus the little guys
Small-business owners are likely to lose as FasTracks growth results in seized property in west Denver.
By Jessica Peck Corry and Kate Melvin
At the corner of West 14th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood, one couple’s American Dream lingers on the […]

Perhaps you’ve never thought much about property rights. Maybe you think Eminent Domain is the name of a new rap group. Well, now is the time to get educated.
As RTD’s FasTracks light rail project expands westward, many property owners are facing the threat of losing their homes. As the director of the Independence […]

Jeffco vs. Golden in tower fight
By Bob Ewegen
Denver Post Columnist
A little-noticed decision by the Jefferson County commissioners to oppose Golden’s efforts to condemn the site of a proposed digital broadcast tower on Lookout Mountain may signal the end of one of the longest-running Not In My Back Yard battles in the state.
Golden began […]

Business Pulse Survey: Should ’scrape-offs’ be more tightly controlled?
Legislature tightens eminent domain rules
The Denver Business Journal - June 2, 2006by Michael PerraultDenver Business Journal
Three new eminent domain laws on tap in Colorado will require the formation of partnerships to condemn property for private toll roads, will list all entities with the power of eminent […]

Homes supplant crops on farmland
About 690 acres ag land lost daily. Some suggest that the responsibility for keeping such land undeveloped lies with farmers and ranchers.
By Margaret Jackson
Denver Post Staff Writer
April 5, 2006
Colorado’s ranches and croplands are disappearing at an alarming rate largely because of the boom in residential construction, according to a report released […]

March 14th–visit
http://cbs4denver.com/politics/local_story_073221646.html
for coverage of Rep. Al White’s proposed constitutional amendment to protect property rights. Jessica Corry testified, calling eminent domain abuse “the civil rights battle of the 21st century.”

A civil rights struggle of 21st century
By Jessica Peck Corry
This column originally appeared in the Sunday Denver Post on February 12, 2006.
Property rights aren’t sexy, but the quietly brewing battle over them will likely serve as the defining civil rights struggle of this century.
While Americans frequently consider race, gender or class discrimination as significant […]

Visit www.IndependenceInstitute.org for the latest report from the Independence Institute’s Property Rights Project. Titled “At the Crossroads of Condemnation: The Debate Over Condemnation for Private Development & Open Space”, this piece offers a conclusive analysis of recent legislative activity and eminent domain cases across Colorado.

Printed in the Aurora Sentinel
Corry: Citizen Coalition Aims to Restore Property Rights
By Jessica Peck Corry
January 15, 2006
In America today, the government can take your home simply because it doesn’t generate enough tax revenue. Seeking to combat this sad reality, a coalition of Coloradans is proposing a state constitutional amendment that would […]

Cities, counties brace for eminent domain legislation
By Associated Press
September 29, 2005
Representatives of cities and counties across the state are bracing for an expected onslaught of legislation restricting their ability to use eminent domain to condemn property following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that left regulation of the practice to state and local governments.
On Thursday, […]

Arvadans For Responsive Government was established in 2003 to serve as a community
voice on important decisions related to eminent domain and zoning decisions in our city.
This report has been produced as a resource for families, small business owners, city
officials, and any other community members interested in learning more about protecting
our property rights.

Join Jessica this Wednesday, June 29th for a televised debate on the Supreme Court’s recent eminent domain decision. Here are the details: KBDI Channel 12’s “Drawing the Line” with host Reggie Rivers. The debate will air at 8 p.m. and viewers are encouraged to call in.
Jessica will represent home owners and small business […]

Arvada sending out wrong sign
By David Harsanyi
Denver Post Columnist
DenverPost.com
Since when did selling a battered pickup become a battle over the First Amendment?
Well, around the time Arvada’s Tom Wambolt decided to unload his son’s 1966 Ford truck - which, if you’re wondering, “is in good shape, though it needs a little work.” […]