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Article: Eminent domain: New London's story.(COVER STORY)
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- Public Management
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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On June 23, 2005, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Kelo v. City of New London (125S.CT.2655). In this case, the United States Supreme Court ruled that New London could take privately owned properties for private sector development under its economic revitalization plan. Because the plan served a public purpose, the takings in question satisfied the U.S. Constitution's public use requirement, which simply bans government from taking land for public use without just compensation. The Supreme Court relied on prior decisions and interpreted "public use" as the equivalent of "public purpose."
SOME BACKGROUND ON THE CASE
The city of New ...