More Historical Evidence Showing that the Public Use Clause of the Fifth Amendment Does Not Allow Takings that Transfer Property to Private Parties

NA The Supreme Court's controversial 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), held that private "economic development ...
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Kelo's Flip Side

Last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. New London, that private land can be taken for private developers' use, kicked off a Kulturkampf in the world of eminent domain, sparked by fears that ...
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Court Asked, Who Gets Float When Condemned Land's Value Rises?

Fair compensation - the simmering issue the U.S. Supreme Court avoided in its Kelo v. New London condemnation blockbuster this summer - is on the front burner at New Jersey's high court. The knotty ...