June 23, 2005
KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON
The Kelo decision is now available.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, rules that the "Takings Clause" in the U.S. Constitution permits local governments to seize residential and commerical property for private development. In a strongly worded dissent, Justice O'Connor rebukes the majority's conclusion, asserting that "the beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process," giving government a "license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more."
Links at Findlaw
Majority Opinion
Justice O'Connor's Dissent
Case Docket
Attorney For Petitioners
Attorney For Repondent
Doesn't look good. Any comments?
Posted by at 03:35 PM in
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