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Court Upholds Columbia Campus Expansion Plan The university won a major court victory for its $6.3 billion plan to build a satellite campus in Harlem. Common Sense and Private Property The Supreme Court rightly agreed that some property owners were not entitled to land created when the state widened a Florida beach, but disagreed over why. Standing in a Tunnel?s Path, and Forced to Leave A number of tenants on the West Side of Manhattan are being warned that they will be displaced by the construction of a Hudson River tunnel. Hubbell Plans Housing for Its Orange Site A plan by Hubbell Inc. to develop 225 single-family houses at its headquarters in Orange, Conn., has taken town officials by surprise. Eager to Rebuild Willets Point, City Faces Legal Fight From Property Owners Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg wants to transform a Queens neighborhood of junkyards and car-repair shops, but some landowners there are suing to stop his efforts. States? Rights Is Rallying Cry for Lawmakers Driven by conservatives? anxiety about federal authority, state declarations of their rights are on a roll. Panel Warns of Delay for Hudson Train Tunnel A committee advising Gov. Christopher J. Christie of New Jersey cautioned that eminent-domain issues on the Manhattan side could stall the project by four to six months. Lesson on Limits of Eminent Domain at Columbia A court ruling barring a state agency from condemning businesses in Harlem is providing fodder for arguments in favor of reform of eminent domain laws. THE HUNT; A Place With a Certain Something The Hunt column on search by Sally Ardrey for Manhattan apartment after losing rent-stabilized home of 21 years when building on Upper East Side was seized by eminent domain for construction of Second Avenue subway; with relocation assistance from Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Ardrey found one-bedroom in East 90s for $1,600 per month; photos LETTER; Eminent Domain New York State Senate Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee chairman Bill Perkins letter on December 14 editorial on issue of eminent domain holds laws need to be reformed Eminent Domain in New York The Court of Appeals should reverse a decision that the New York State misused eminent domain to help Columbia University assemble the land it needs. Self-Storage King Takes a Moment to Savor His Victory Over Columbia Nicholas Sprayregen, the self-storage impresario who has been fighting Columbia University?s expansion plan, spent much of Friday reveling in a court ruling that had gone his way. Court Bars New York?s Takeover of Land for Columbia Campus A state appeals court ridiculed New York?s decision that the area wanted by the university was blighted. Homeowner Rights and Hot Dog Sellers Are Talk of Court In an argument studded with references to spring break and hot dog vendors, the Supreme Court struggled with whether the Florida Supreme Court violated the Constitution?s takings clause. Ruling Lets Atlantic Yards Seize Land The last major hurdle to a $4.9 billion development in Brooklyn fell after a ruling by New York?s highest court.