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A review of "The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain" by Ilya Somin In 2005, the United States Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-4 decision, ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut could use the power of eminent domain to transfer
Donald Trump
Donald Trump's embrace of government power to take private property, backed by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Connecticut's Kelo v. New London case, drew barbs Wednesday from at least one rival and mischaracterized the outcome for one of the families involved in Kelo. "
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The right to own private property without reasonable government interference is a cornerstone of American freedom. In fact, the ability to own land without state intrusion has deep roots in the English common law, and, since the Middle Ages, has been a source of security, peace, and economic stability. So
Massachusetts
STATE HOUSE — Land takings that would serve to benefit only private development would be restricted in Massachusetts under a proposed change to the state constitution advanced Wednesday with no debate. North Reading Republican Minority Leader Brad Jones said the proposal is a response to the 2005 Kelo v. New London
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SOMERVILLE — Eleven years after the United States Supreme Court held that the government can seize private property and turn it over to another private entity in the name of economic development, the case, Kelo v. City of New London, is still generating shockwaves. In 2012, Somerville, Massachusetts, a jam-packed city
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WARE – Desolate grass roads lined with trees lace the landscape around the Quabbin Reservoir, the source of most of Boston's water, the site of a ghost town and one of the longest earthen dams in the U.S. What is now the largest inland body of water in
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