Court says no to eminent domain in Manhattanville By Maggie Astor, Maggie Astor, and Betsy Morais The state court dealt a harsh blow to Columbia’s expansion plans by ruling eminent domain use there to be illegal, after a string of disappointing losses to the University’s challengers over the past few years. Read more about Court says no to eminent domain in Manhattanville 8 comments Add new comment