Last Stand for Property-rights Activists?
9 June 2006 - 1:00pm
A year after high court's key decision, New London, Conn., voted to evict homeowners.
"Seven longtime residents of the city's Fort Trumbull neighborhood took their battle to save their homes all the way to the US Supreme Court. Now, nearly a year after the high court upheld the city's eminent domain power in a controversial 5-to-4 decision, two families are still fighting eviction. Efforts to negotiate a compromise appear to have ended.
...On Monday, the New London City Council voted 5 to 2 to authorize the city attorney to obtain a court order to seize and demolish the homes of Susette Kelo and Michael Cristofaro."
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Last stand for property-rights activists
Source:
The Christian Science Monitor, June 8, 2006
Related links:
- Planetizen: Is Kelo Good For Urban Planning?
- Planetizen: CA Redevelopment Head Weighs in on Kelo
- Planetizen: Paul Farmer, Kelo Attorney Square Off Over Property Rights
- Planetizen: America's Brewing Revolution Against Eminent Domain
- Planetizen: Kelo V. New London: The Insider's View
- Planetizen: Is Eminent Domain Being Abused As A Hot Button Political Issue?
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