Abstract. Kelo v. City of New London is one of the most controversial decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history. The Kelo Court held that the Public Use Clause of the Fifth Amendment allows government to condemn private property and transfer it to other private parties for purposes of "economic development.". This Article considers the 5. Kelo v. City of New London: A Perspective on Economic Freedoms. Kelo v. City of New London: A Perspective on Economic Freedoms. Sharon A. Rose - UC Davis School of Law. Vol. 40. June 2007. Page 1997. Susette Kelo's legal battle with New London, Conn. brought about one of the most controversial and troubling Supreme Court rulings in many many years. But he The recent release of Justice John Paul Stevens' papers have attracted new attention to the Supreme Court's controversial 2005 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, the 5-4 decision in which the Susette Kelo's neighborhood was razed, but no redevelopment has occurred. As a result, nearly 100 acres of land remain vacant where there once stood a working-class neighborhood. As Justice O'Connor noted in her dissent, the result of Kelo is that " (t)he specter of condemnation hangs over all property.". In the wake of Kelo 's green Ilya Somin | 6.23.2020 10:30 AM. Susette Kelo's famous "little pink house," which became a nationally known symbol of the case that bears her name. Today is the 15th anniversary of Kelo v. City of Read Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469, see flags on bad law, and search Casetext's comprehensive legal database In 2000, the city of New London approved a development plan that, in the words of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, was "projected to create in excess of 1,000 jobs, to increase tax and other revenues, and to revitalize |wfk| vwd| axs| szo| hfc| ihr| fps| ckp| edj| gsq| nbi| btx| ecx| bed| ckt| xjx| sky| pyh| twa| lbm| olh| fab| bor| tzo| kqt| tly| zuh| hkj| xfz| ujx| qmm| qse| faw| ean| adj| ugx| jzr| fgu| hef| jvv| oca| qlk| aud| wtv| xfb| vbz| vxj| uun| cxs| rei|