Eminent Domain Case At The Supreme Court

Landowner challenges use of eminent domain to allow private developer to build baseball stadium.

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February 23, 2005, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The court is expected to rule in coming months on whether local governments can use their power of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another solely for the sake of economic development -- as opposed to acquiring it for public uses such as building roads or government offices...

Governments routinely use eminent domain to get property needed for public projects, relying on courts to set a fair price for the land if direct negotiations with the landowner do not work out. In the Connecticut case, the landowner challenged the government's right to use that procedure solely for the aim of letting another private owner do something different with the land."

Thanks to David Garber

Read the full story: Supreme Court Could Affect Baseball Stadium

Wednesday, February 23, 2005 in The Washington Post

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