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Article: Eminent domain--for the greater good? The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London has prompted states to look at their own eminent domain practices.
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- State Legislatures
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- January 1, 2006
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When Suzette Kelo received a notice from the city of New London, Conn., to vacate her property, little did she or the city know that they were about to embark upon an historic journey that would wend its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And little did she know that the case that ensued, Kelo v. New London, would prompt legislatures in several dozen states to look at their eminent domain practices.
The New London Development Corporation, a public/private effort promoting mix-used developments, wanted Kelo's property in order to redevelop some 90 acres of her mostly working-class neighborhood. Employing the use of eminent domain, they were trying to make way for a ...