Court Widens Scope of Property Seizure. Warren Richey.
by Richey, Warren; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 27Environment. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor, 2005ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Economic development projects | Eminent domain | Municipal government | New London (Conn.) | Property | Right of property | United States Supreme Court -- DecisionsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Government officials do not violate the US Constitution when they seize and demolish homes and businesses to make room for private development. In a major decision that narrows the constitutional protection of property owners, the US Supreme Court ruled Thursday [June 23, 2005] that the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause authorizes government seizure of private property even when it merely offers a benefit to the public, rather than actual public use." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) The article reveals that "the 5-to-4 decision means that state and local officials can continue to use the government's power of eminent domain to take private property and turn it over to a private builder as a form of economic development."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Court Widens Scope of Property Seizure, June 24, 2005; pp. n.p..
"Government officials do not violate the US Constitution when they seize and demolish homes and businesses to make room for private development. In a major decision that narrows the constitutional protection of property owners, the US Supreme Court ruled Thursday [June 23, 2005] that the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause authorizes government seizure of private property even when it merely offers a benefit to the public, rather than actual public use." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) The article reveals that "the 5-to-4 decision means that state and local officials can continue to use the government's power of eminent domain to take private property and turn it over to a private builder as a form of economic development."
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