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Article: Supreme Court's eminent domain ruling will have limited effect in Colorado.
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- The Denver Post (Denver, CO)
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- June 24, 2005
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Byline: Greg Griffin
Jun. 24--A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expands the right of cities to condemn private property for economic purposes will have limited immediate effect in Colorado, several experts said Thursday.
Ruling on a case from Connecticut, the court Thursday gave new federal powers to municipalities that want to seize homes and businesses to increase tax revenues or create jobs. Earlier federal court rulings had restricted such condemnations to properties in blighted neighborhoods.
Colorado and some other states have laws that allow condemnation of property for redevelopment by private businesses only in cases of economic blight. ...