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Transcript: Profile: Eminent domain in New London, Connecticut, will go before the US Supreme Court for a ruling
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RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
09-17-2004
Profile: Eminent domain in New London, Connecticut, will go before the US Supreme Court for a ruling
Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
In New London, Connecticut, a group of families is waging a bitter fight to keep their homes. They live in a working-class neighborhood known as Ft. Trumbull along the Thames River. City officials say they need to seize the property under eminent domain for development that could bring in badly needed tax dollars. The families want the US Supreme Court to hear their case. From member station WNPR, Diane Orson reports.
DIANE ORSON reporting:
Matt Dery says it began with a ...