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Article: Supreme Court hears eminent domain case.
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- Nation's Cities Weekly
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- February 28, 2005
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In cases where the power of eminent domain is used to take private property for economic development, should cities and towns adhere to some type of minimum standard to determine public benefit? That issue seemed to be at the heart of questions posed by Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States last week when they heard arguments in case of Kelo v. City of New London.
While generally voicing support for the use of eminent domain to bolster depressed economic neighborhoods, several of the Justices probed the standards that are used. "Virtually every taking has a public benefit," said Justice David H. Souter. "Why must there be a limit?"
The Kelo ...