Hearing on Eminent Domain Laws
Witnesses testified about the practice of property development through the use of eminent domain laws and a recent U.S. Supreme Court… read more
Witnesses testified about the practice of property development through the use of eminent domain laws and a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the city of New London, CT, local property owners, and commercial development by the Pfizer Corporation. Among the issues they addressed were arguments in the decision and dissent of Kelo v. New London, appropriates definitions of public use of lands, benefits to communities of commercial development, and the implications of future use and misuse of the doctrine of eminent domain by state and local governments. close
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