Kelo v. City of New London

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Overview

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Kelo vs. New London was a Supreme Court case decided in 2005 concerning eminent domain. It centered around the New London Development Corp. of New London, CT trying to take property from several homeowners, including Suzette Kelo. The property would then have been sold to the pharmaceutical company Pfizer which would have built a research & development facility on the land.

The case was eventually heard by the Supreme Court, who decided 5-4 that local governments could take land from private owners and sell or lease the property to other private entities, as long as the new owner would provide more tax revenue for the government than the previous owner.

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Notes

  1. ^  
Richard Posner, "The Kelo Case, Public Use, and Eminent Domain."  The Becker-Posner Blog, June 26, 2005.  link
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Matt Apuzo, "High court ruling divides New London", Newsday.com
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Mark Steyn, "Eminent case of domain poisoning." Washington Times, July 4, 2005 link
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"Alabama limits eminent domain."  The Washington Times, August 4, 2005
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Kenneth R. Harney, The Washington Post, July 2, 2005 link
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Nancy Pelosi, as reported in U.S. Newswire transcript, June 30, 2005. link
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Professor Eugene Volokh, "Senator Cornyn (R-TX) Proposes Limits on Eminent Domain."  The Volokh Conspiracy, June 27, 2005 link
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External links

Full text of the decision courtesy of Findlaw.com

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