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Court limits Baltimore?s use of eminent domain (The Daily Times)ANNAPOLIS ? Baltimore had no reason to take a Charles North bar with a speeded-up form of eminent domain called ?quick take,? Maryland?s highest court ruled Thursday.

Domain manager plans Net fixes (Contra Costa Times)VeriSign Inc., which manages the ".com" and ".net" domain names registry and ensures that Internet users can reach those locations, said it will spend more than $100 million in a massive infrastructure upgrade to combat a new wave of computer attacks and manage a surge in online activity.

State Eyes Reform of Eminent Domain (The Commercial Record)In the 18 months since the Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, more than two dozen states have enacted some form of eminent-domain reform. Connecticut could be next.

Domain Adds Tobira Therapeutics To Portfolio (socalTech.com)San Diego-based Domain Associates, a life sciences focused venture capital firm, has added new firm Tobira Therapeutics to its portfolio, socalTECH has learned. According to Domain's web site, it has added Tobira to its portfolio. Tobira is developing antiviral products.... (more)

Forde: Florida's Oh-Fours trump Kentucky's Oh-Fers again (ESPN)The SEC used to be Kentucky's domain, but ever since Florida's Oh-Fours arrived, Kentucky's been a bunch of Oh-Fers, writes Pat Forde.

Jackson may use eminent domain to acquire land (Asbury Park Press)Some 80 years ago, Roger Gilbert's great-grandmother won a small piece of land in a township called Jackson as a door prize from a New York City theater. Since then, the 20-by-100-foot parcel, which lies in the woods just north of West County Line Road, has been passed down in his family through four generations, he said. Gilbert inherited the lot from his father about a decade ago, and he hopes ...

Eminent domain may be halted (Silver City Sun-News)SANTA FE ? A bill that would prohibit local governments from using eminent domain laws for economic development purposes was endorsed Thursday by the Senate Public Affairs Committee.

Developer backs trailer residents in eminent domain fight (The Record)LODI -- Robert D. Bonanno, 80, isn't a man with a plan, he's a man with lots of plans ? at least a half dozen rolled up like posters in a tall cardboard box he keeps under his desk.

Legislature works to restrict eminent domain usage (The Clarion-Ledger)A key roadblock has been removed from pending negotiations on eminent domain, but the issue - which pits private property rights against the forces of economic development - could be headed for heated debate with competing House and Senate bills.