Kelo v. City of New London
The Institute for Justice’s seven-page paper, “Kelo v. City of New London: What it Means and the Need for Real Eminent Domain Reform,” explains to legislators and the public why eminent domain reform is urgently needed in the wake of Kelo, and how to achieve meaningful reform that will still allow for the appropriate use of government’s eminent domain power.
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