In the public backlash following the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed cities to use eminent domain to take "blighted" land from one private property owner and give it to another, roughly 40 states imposed new restrictions on the practice through legislation and citizen initiatives. But the reforms may be more smoke than fire, according to one recent study critical of private takings for economic purposes.
April 03, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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In the public backlash following the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed cities to use eminent domain to take “blighted” land from one private property owner and give it to another, roughly 40 states imposed new restrictions on the practice through legislation and citizen initiatives.
But the reforms may be more smoke than fire, according to one recent study critical of private takings for economic purposes.
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