Spurning calls to go slow, the state Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced four bills by three different lawmakers intent on safeguarding New Yorkers from a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision last year involving eminent domain.
The committee’s action came in the face of insistence from New York City Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo and State Bar President Vincent A. Buzard that the high court ruling, Kelo v. City of New London, has little if any impact in this state and warnings that modifying the eminent domain law could seriously undermine the public interest.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
