Eminent domain round up
The Supreme Court will decide whether hear the case of the city of New London taking property from 15 homeowners and giving it to private developers. I don’t have much faith in the Supreme Court given their recent shortcomings in campaign finance reform and Silviera v. Lockyer.
An Illinois town is suing to take land for a new school.
September 9th, 2004 at 10:29 am
At least in the Illinois case the taking is for actual public use.
September 9th, 2004 at 12:32 pm
If they tried to work out a deal with the property owner(s) and couldn’t, I’d say that the town is within the limits of its power here.