The Unprecedented Expansion Of Eminent Domain
In a small coastal community, the boundaries of eminent domain are being tested.
"In this small coastal community, eminent domain...is expanding in a way unseen before in the nation on such a large scale, according to those who track its use. As Long Branch undergoes a comprehensive redevelopment project, it is prepared to seize and destroy houses not for a school or even a supermarket, but to make room for new condominiums and town houses."
Thanks to Sarah Kavage
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Published on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 in
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