Susette Kelo

US Senate Stalling Eminent Domain Reform
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
of Representatives overwhelmingly passed eminent domain reform, and almost one year after the US Supreme Court issued its now infamous Kelo decision (allowing

State can protect private property owners
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
is taken. Last June, the US Supreme Court opinion in Kelo v. City of New London changed this law of political physics. Few dispute

Law of the Land
Mackinac Center for Public Policy - Midland,MI,USA
The resolution was crafted in the wake of public outrage over last June’s US Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London, which permitted a local government 

Eminent domain bill killed in Legislature
The Auburn Plainsman - AL, USA
That legislation was in response to a US Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London, which made it legal for states to take land and turn it over for private

Kelo Decision Changes Nothing and Everything
GlobeSt. com - New York,NY,USA
After Kelo, many have taken that advice. In Kelo’s wake, people are assuming there’s no process and we’re throwing people out in droves.”.

April 27 Panel to Consider Use by New Jersey Towns of Eminent R-N Online Campus News - NJ,USA
panel of legal experts will convene at Rutgers School of Law-Newark on Thursday, April 27, to consider the ramifications in New Jersey of Kelo v. City of New 

State law would restrict eminent domain options
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
The legislation was introduced in reaction to a 2005 US Supreme Court ruling that allowed the city of New London, Conn., to take the Kelo family's cottage to

Congress Has Six Short Weeks to Help America's Working Families
Human Events - USA
Pass an Eminent Domain Amendment: The Supreme Court went off the deep end in its decision re Kelo v. New London, in which it ruled that private development to 

Encroachment of the Nanny State
American Spectator - USA
Having first dispatched with the notion of private property rights with a "me-too" smoking ban two years ago, followed up by the lollapalooza Kelo v. New

Property Rights Payback
Houston Chronicle - United States
Because of the Supreme Court decision giving the government the right to take your property for redevelopment called Kelo. Chet 

Coming soon to your mailbox San Diego Union Tribune - United States
As someone who's been outraged by eminent domain abuse for decades, I saw the Supreme Court's Kelo decision last year as a punch to the gut -- the worst, maybe

Poll: Readers favor eminent domain restrictions
Jacksonville Business Journal - Jacksonville,FL,USA
Readers of the Business Journal are no fans of the Kelo decision. In a US Supreme Court decision handed down last year in the case

Let's make sure eminent domain protections work
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
It has almost been a year since the US Supreme Court's controversial decision in Kelo v. City of New London, and fear still remains about government's ability

Legislature tackles eminent domain
PensacolaNewsJournal.com - FL
condemned from private landowners. Spurred by the June 2005 US Supreme Court decision Kelo v. City of New London, Sen. Daniel Webster, R

HOME TODAY,GONE TOMORROW?
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
The US Supreme Court may have sided with New London, Conn., in its battle against Susette Kelo and a group of entrenched homeowners.

After Kelo, What's Par?
Free Liberal - Woodbridge,VA,USA
for the loss. Last year's Kelo v. the City of New London case widened the definition of what "public use" means. It now includes

Protecting private property for all Americans
Augusta Free Press - Waynesboro,VA,USA
Almost a year after the Supreme Court's decision in the Kelo v. City of New London, the protections assured to Americans by the Constitution remain in peril.

Former Mayors Reflect On Sioux Falls
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Sioux Falls. Two of Sioux Falls' three living mayors spoke with KELO AM Saturday for a taped show that will air Sunday. Joe Cooper

Political Season: Cain Takes Stand Against Eminent Domain
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
He said, "I share the same concern as former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in her dissent in the wake of the Supreme Court's Kelo vs.

Cliffs restricts eminent domain powers
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
The Englewood Cliffs ordinance mentioned a controversial Supreme Court decision from last summer, Kelo v. City of New London, Conn.

Battle of bean plant ends in a handshake
Indianapolis Star - United States
Nor did the US Supreme Court's expansion of eminent domain's reach in the Kelo v. City of New London case help, though that ruling did prompt the Indiana

Lawmakers working to protect citizens’ property rights
Robertson County Times - TN,USA
domain. To quote Sandra Day O’Connor in her dissent of the Kelo decision, the “specter of condemnation hangs over all property.

McMahon picks up where it left off
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA
FORGET ABOUT US? — Before the season, Seymour coach Bob Kelo read about a lot of NVL teams that figured to contend for the league title.

Eminent Domain Case A Watershed, Opponents Agree
Arkansas News - Little Rock,AR,USA
Thursday. Elliot Mincberg, legal director for People for the American Way, agreed Thursday the US Supreme Court ruling in Kelo vs.

Reporter's notebook Property rights revolution unlikely
Columbus This Week Newspapers - Columbus Area,OH,USA
to take offense; task force members say the polls show 90 percent of the public would vote to overturn the Supreme Court's decision, which is known as Kelo.

Illinois House OKs curbs on eminent domain
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
and detractors of the legislative proposal agree that the recent battle started a thousand miles away, with a US Supreme Court case called Kelo v. New London

We Must Undo Kelo Decision's Damage
Wall Street Journal (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
Edward D. Herlihy is right to condemn eminent domain abuse of the type that took place in both Kelo v. New London and in the unnecessary taking of a wealthy

Idaho Group Urges Support for Measure Blocking Eminent Domain Agape Press - Tupelo,MS,USA
eminent domain abuses. Last year, the US Supreme Court ruled in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, et al. that the

Runoff Candidates Enter Final Week; KELO-TV To Host Mayoral Debate
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Next Tuesday, voters in Sioux Falls will head back to the polls. They'll be voting in a runoff election to resolve two positions

This land is whose land?
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
Since the court expanded the definition of eminent domain in June in Kelo v. New London, lawmakers in 47 states have introduced more than 325 measures to

Open-space plan enacted with little ado
Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle,PA,USA
mailings sent to property owners by plan opponents. In addition, a Supreme Court decision in Kelo vs. New London last year kicked off a

Property owners should be compensated for loss of land value
Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - Charleston,SC,USA
The US Supreme Court expanded eminent domain powers through the Kelo v. New London case and raised a furor among property owners.

47 States Propose Laws After Eminent Domain Decision
WFSB - Connecticut,CT,USA
London . The eminent domain fight known as Kelo vs. New London is known everywhere. Nearly Not surprising to Suzette Kelo. Kelo is

Improving Tennessee's Eminent Domain Laws
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
domain. To quote Sandra Day O'Connor in her dissent of the Kelo decision, the "specter of condemnation hangs over all property.

Eye on KELOLAND Eye on KELOLAND
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
We tilted our Skycam atop KELO-TV onto the Sidewalk Arts Festival in September of 2003. The buzzards perch on the KELO-TV tower for their own bird's eye view. 

Moving beyond Kelo: Land theft
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
What's being eyed so enviously by North Hills far exceeds what the US Supreme Court said in its heinous Kelo decision last summer. 

THE LOST LIBERTY HOTEL BATTLE
AHRC News Services - San Juan Capistrano,CA,USA
Media. On 23 June 2005, Supreme Court justices Stevens Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kennedy decided, in the "Kelo et al.

Homeowner rights now states' issue
United Press International - USA
wave of legislation at the state level. The final paragraph of the majority opinion in Kelo vs. City of New London -- the case that

States Acting to Protect Private Property
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
statehouses around the country. Since the court expanded the definition of eminent domain in June in Kelo vs. City of New London

Eminent domain is dead! (Long live eminent domain!)
Boston Globe - United States
LAST SUMMER IN Kelo v. City of New London, the Supreme Court upheld a redevelopment plan for New London, Conn., that involved seizing private homes to enable

POLITICAL FIX
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
”. “For the Missouri Chamber to support this legislation, abuses must be ended and scenarios like the (US Supreme Court’s) Kelo court decision must be

In the News
University of Chicago Chronicle - USA
School, was quoted in a Tuesday, March 14 New York Times opinion column about Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s vote in 2005 on the Kelo eminent-domain

Americans united against eminent domain abuse
Virginia Farm Bureau - Richmond,VA,USA
domain abuse. Almost a year ago the US Supreme Court ruled in the case of Kelo v. The City of New London, Conn. that governments

Bar association seeks study of eminent domain
Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA
position stems from a report issued by its task force on eminent domain, which Buzard appointed in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling in Kelo vs.

Fix law on takings, but don't impair it
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA
Certainly, in the wake of last year's ruling by the US Supreme Court in Kelo v. City of New London there was heightened concern and downright fear that

Property rights vital to free society
Edmond Sun - OK,USA
people who struggle with “first principles.” Take the issue of property rights, which was dealt a serious blow by the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision last

Surprise! We Sold Your House
Forbes - USA
Last year, the US Supreme Court said in the Kelo v. New London case that it was OK for government to condemn property to turn over to a private developer.

House Prepares for Debate on Eminent Domain Reform
digitalBURG.com - Warrensburg,MO,USA
Last year, the Supreme Court's ruling in Kelo v New London expanded government power to take property from individuals and give it to developers in the name of

Well Field Businesses Can't Grow
International News Service - Sydney,Australia
The debate about private property rights versus the public good was highlighted last summer when the Supreme Court decided the Kelo v. City of New London case

Let it alone, for now
Huntsville Times - Huntsville,AL,USA
Some background: In 2005, the US Supreme Court in Kelo v. New London, said states had the authority to decide when condemnation for private reuse was in the

A big step forward
Huntsville Times - Huntsville,AL,USA
Last summer, responding to the US Supreme Court's infamous decision in Kelo v. New London - in which the court ruled that the mere possibility of more tax

Florida House Moves To Block Taking of Private Property
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
The House action was in response to a 5-4 ruling last year by the US Supreme Court in Kelo v. the City of New London which held that the government can take

Curbs on eminent domain advance
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
In Kelo v. New London, the court authorized the city of New London, Conn., to seize and tear down private homes to make way for a hotel and office park.

Caution urged on changes to eminent domain rules
Milwaukee Business Journal - Milwaukee,WI,USA
The Kelo decision was based on established legal precedent and there is nothing revolutionary about it, Buzard's testimony said.

This Term’s Kelo
Questions and Observations - USA
This term, the Supreme Court will rule in perhaps the most important case since Kelo. The case is Hudson v. Michigan, and at stake

House puts limits on eminent domain
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA
It’sa reaction to the US Supreme Court’s much-discussed Kelo decision, allowing a government agency to force the sale of private property in order to turn

Daddy, What Was Private Property Like?
NewsByUs - Boise,ID,USA
After Kelo v New London, some Christians finally seem to be figuring out that private property is an integral part of a free country.

Citizen rights take beating from high court, again
Journal Times Online - Racine,WI,USA
Until Monday we thought the high court's worst recent ruling was in Kelo vs. New London where it held that government could seize

CROSS COUNTRY
Opinion Journal - Princeton,NJ,USA
have long micromanaged land-use decisions and appropriated private property for economic redevelopment, it was not until the Supreme Court's Kelo v. City of

Ruling on eminent domain causes ripples of concern
Capitol Weekly - Sacramento,CA,USA
giving it to another. … It [Kelo] didn't change California in a legal sense,. but it did change things in a political sense," Taylor said. 

Kelo vs. New London
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - MN,USA
land-use decisions in recent memory. The case was filed by Susette Kelo and other Connecticut homeowners. They sued the city of

Perdue signs eminent domain bill, Dems protest ‘hypocrisy’
Dublin Courier Herald - Dublin,GA,USA
"It was the Kelo decision that brought light to the issue," Perdue said, referring to Susette Kelo, the lead plaintiff in the Connecticut case.

Raise your fists against eminent domain
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
That'll wake anyone up. Then came the US Supreme Court's bizarre Kelo ruling. Susette Kelo Thames River. Kelo lost every round.

Perdue signs eminent domain bill, Dems protest 'hypocrisy'
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA
"It was the Kelo decision that brought light to the issue," Perdue said, referring to Susette Kelo, the lead plaintiff in the Connecticut case.

Protecting property with an amendment
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
The push for greater protection was prompted by the US Supreme Court's decision in the infamous Kelo v. City of New London case, but the need pre-existed it.

New London city council nixes move of eminent domain homes
WTNH - New Haven,CT,USA
All the people I talked to said give them their homes back and not to keep going the way we are doing it.". Susette Kelo says,"I am not surprised.

STATE BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT CALLS FOR TEMPORARY STATE
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release) - Schenectady,NY,USA
In his written testimony, he added that: "Kelo is based on established legal precedent, it is not a revolutionary departure from existing law, and, in fact

THE END OF PRIVATE PROPERTY
WorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USA
The Supreme Court's widely condemned "Kelo" decision – which allows government to use the power of eminent domain to seize your home, small business or

EMINENT DEMENTIA
New York Post - New York,NY,USA
Never mind that such a thing is explicitly prohibited by the Supreme Court's most recent eminent domain, Kelo v. New London. (In

In failing to address Kelo, the General Assembly leaves Virginians
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
right has been left unprotected by a General Assembly too swayed by special interests to act on behalf of the common man and pass a remedy to Kelo v. New London

Eminent domain now more fair to property owners
Online Athens (subscription) - Athens,GA,USA
In Kelo v. City of New London, the court ruled last summer that the constitution does not prevent land seizures for private development.

Objectivism in the Culture: A Businessman Stands for Principle and
Undercurrent - USA
A few years ago the municipal government of New London, Connecticut ordered nurse Suzette Kelo to give up her lovingly-restored home to private developers.

Land debate hits port board
Ventura County Star (subscription) - Ventura county,CA,USA
Since the US Supreme Court's decision last year in Kelo v. New London, in which the court upheld the use of eminent domain for economic development, eminent

Eminent domain task force to issue report
Columbus This Week Newspapers - Columbus Area,OH,USA
The task force was established last year shortly after a US Supreme Court case known as "Kelo" that said local governments could, without violating the US

Hemmingsen: My Name Is Steve, And I'mA Blogger!
KELOLAND TV - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Now, even with tongue-in-check, it still sounds dumb to me. I’ll also be joined by other cohorts from KELO News from time to time.

Canterbury residents limit domain power
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
The group drafted the ordinance in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. New London 2005, which allowed municipalities to seize private for

Eminent domain bill heard
Wahpeton Daily News - Wahpeton,ND,USA
The subject has brought about heated discussions since the US Supreme Court broadened the government’s reach in Kelo vs. New London (Conn.). 

Bernard H. Siegan, RIP
National Review Online - New York,NY,USA
Kelo v. City of New London, a case uncomfortably similar to Poletown, was, of course, a major setback before the US Supreme Court.

RALLY TO STOP EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release) - Schenectady,NY,USA
"New Yorkers grow impatient that, nine months after the US Supreme Court's widely criticized Kelo decision, no bill has yet emerged from the NY Legislature to

Cattle Producers Will Work Together to Remedy Supreme Court’s
Dakota Voice - Rapid City,SD,USA
that certain economic justifications allowed Tyson to engage in activities that resulted in price manipulations, and like the Court’s faulty Kelo decision a

RALLY TO STOP EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release) - Schenectady,NY,USA
"New Yorkers grow impatient that, nine months after the US Supreme Court's widely criticized Kelo decision, no bill has yet emerged from the NY Legislature to

To property owners, help is on the way
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis,MN,USA The federal ruling: The Supreme Court’s 5 to 4 decision in Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., clears the way for 15 nonblighted homes in a waterfront

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 Cattle Producers Will Work Together to Remedy Supreme Court’s
Dakota Voice - Rapid City,SD,USA that certain economic justifications allowed Tyson to engage in activities that resulted in price manipulations, and like the Court’s faulty Kelo decision a

MyNetworkTV And Young Broadcasting Sign Second Affiliation Deal
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Young Broadcasting Inc. (YBI) (NASDAQ: YBTVA) have closed a second affiliate deal for KELO-DT/Sioux Falls (DMA #114). Jack Abernethy 

MyNetworkTV And Young Broadcasting Sign Second Affiliation Deal
Finanzen.net - Germany
"We are delighted to expand our current affiliation agreement withYoung Broadcasting for KRON in San Francisco to include KELO-DT inSioux Falls.

LEISURE & ARTS
Opinion Journal - Princeton,NJ,USA
The furor erupted last year when the Supreme Court decided Kelo v. New London, which rejected a constitutional challenge to an economic development plan in New 

Westmoreland Tuesday takes
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
If anything, the Supreme Court's malodorous Kelo decision last summer raised public awareness that one private interest -- regardless of how it's gussied up by

Eminent domain bill gets Senate OK
Mesabi Daily News - Virginia,MN,USA
Eminent domain has become a serious concern for property owners after the United States Supreme Court in June ruled in Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., that 

Consensus on rights
Huntsville Times - Huntsville,AL,USA
In 2005, the US Supreme Court, in what is now called the Kelo ruling, said government could use eminent domain to take private property for another private use

Young Signs Second Affil With My Network TV
Broadcasting & Cable (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
to carry the network. KELO, a CBS affiliate, will carry My Network TV on one of its secondary digital channels. Two weeks ago, Young 

Eminent domain debate brings back memories of LA battle
Minot Daily News - Minot,ND,USA
The court ruled in Kelo v. New London that the Constitution doesn't preclude local governments from taking private property to promote economic development. 

SD group: Let voters decide on abortion
United Press International - USA
incest. The group must collect 16,728 signatures by June 19, KELO-TV reported. The abortion ban is a direct challenge to Roe vs. 

Missouri Bank Refuses to Finance Eminent Domain Development
The Heartland Institute - Chicago,IL,USA
operators. We were very much taken by the Kelo decision and the dissent of Justice O'Connor.". In a 5-4 ruling in the case of Kelo v

Panel's draft wouldn't ban eminent domain in private use
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
it last year as part of a year-long moratorium on government takings for economic development - a reaction to a US Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London

Weld's Takings
New York Observer - New York,NY,USA
There, he framed his opposition to the Kelo decision as broad, and not limited to its endorsement of the role of a private developer: 

Task force: changes likely needed to Ohio's eminent domain law
Ohio Farm Bureau (press release) - Columbus,OH,USA
Larry Gearhardt, director of local affairs for Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, was created last year in wake of the US Supreme Court's infamous "Kelo" decision.

Eminent domain projections
Bigfork Eagle - Bigfork,MT,USA
Eminent domain became a major issue in Montana the day after the Supreme Court action in Connecticut (Kelo vs London) took private property as means for

Kelo Ruling Puts American Dream at Risk
Human Events - USA
This effort was an orchestrated protest of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Kelo v. New London , in which Souter joined the majority. 

Special interests vs. Virginia taxpayers
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
The Supreme Court's infamous decision in Kelo v. City of New London, which allows the government to take property from one person simply to give it to another

Editorial: Legislature, state win with eminent domain bill
Appleton Post Crescent - WI, USA
It stemmed from the case of Kelo vs. One of the property owners, Susette Kelo, refused to sell to the city, took the case to court and ultimately lost. 

Kelo threat real, DANA BERLINER, Arlington, Va. - Letter
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
That report was written in early 2003, long before Kelo, and it covers over a five-year period. With the Kelo decision and the removal

Bills seek to protect private property
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
New London homeowner Susette Kelo and six other families tried to keep the city from condemning their homes so a developer could use the land to build a $270

KWSD-36 gets right to merged WB-UPN
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
two hours of UPN programming every night in Sioux Falls and must now fill the spot with other shows, said Gwen Kinsey, general manager and president of KELO-TV

Private property group endorses ballot act
Daily Democrat - Woodland,CA,USA
As a result of the US Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision, nearly every state in the country is considering legislative reforms, including California.

KWSD-36 gets right to merged WB-UPN
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
two hours of UPN programming every night in Sioux Falls and must now fill the spot with other shows, said Gwen Kinsey, general manager and president of KELO-TV

This right is wrong, cities are deciding
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
With the move, Dunedin joins a growing list of communities taking steps to counteract the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Kelo vs. New London, Conn.

Weare’s wisdom: Protect private property
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
Justice Souter’s offense had been to vote with the majority in last year’s infamous Kelo v. City of New London Supreme Court decision.

Whose Domain? Private Power, Public Policy, and Local Politics
Monthly Review - Herndon,VA,USA
Supreme Court ruling upholding a municipality's use of eminent domain power to take possession of private property and sell it to private developers (Kelo, et.

Eminent Domain Issue Comes to North Hills
Manhasset Press - Manhasset,NY,USA
Last year, in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, the US Supreme Court ruled that local municipalities may seize private property for development purposes.

Supreme home makeover
The Argus - Fremont,CA,USA
The first plan, which Lacasse and his friends drew up right after hearing of Souter's vote in the Kelo eminent-domain case last year, was for the town to seize

Land seizures in West Virginia
Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA
Last June, justices ruled 5-4 in the Kelo case that the Fifth Amendment notwithstanding, a city may seize a person's home through the power of eminent domain

New Mexico governor’s property ripe for eminent domain?
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
After the infamous 2005 Kelo v. City of New London decision, Logan Darrow Clements started an eminent domain campaign against US Supreme Court Justice Souter

House OKs contested property rights bill
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
for private developers. Known as the Kelo case, the decision raised hackles on lawmakers from California to Charleston. As a result

What is a sanctuary?
GetReligion - Washington,DC,USA
Despite the tenuous legal state that the ruling (Kelo v. New London) is in, a Long Beach government is using it to replace a church with an apartment complex. 

Californians Must Take the Initiative to Limit Eminent Domain
Beyond Chron - San Francisco,CA,USA
15‚ 2006. The United States Supreme Court failed us in Kelo vs. Thanks to the Kelo decision, the whole country now knows this dirty secret. 

Voters Block Taking Of Souter’s Property By Eminent Domain
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
Angered by the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision last year in the property rights case of Kelo v. New London, activists sought to take Souter’s property as a

Developer urges committee to loosen eminent domain bill
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
The measure is a response to a US Supreme Court decision approving the condemnation of Suzette Kelo's New London, Conn., home for economic development.

Weare: Voters protect Souter, blast 'Kelo'
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Activists angered by last year’s US Supreme Court decision on property rights wanted to get back at the

It could happen to you
Canada Free Press - Canada
The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) on June 27, 2005, as an immediate response to the infamous Supreme Court decision, Kelo Vs.

The Legislature adjourns, without much glory
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
Legislators failed to protect Virginia homeowners from the US Supreme Court's Kelo decision, which allows tax-lusting local governments to condemn private

Eminent domain agreement sought
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
We want to work with him so this can be the legislative response to Kelo," said Mutch, referring. to last year's US Supreme Court ruling in Kelo vs.

Eminent Domain Bills Fill State And Federal Hoppers
MortgageNewsDaily.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
The decision, Kelo v. New London concerned 15 homeowners contesting the seizure of their properties in the economically troubled Connecticut city on river 

Capital Beat Confusion delays property rights vote
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
Odell said, he hasn't seen another political issue with as much support as the movement to protect property owners in response to the US Supreme Court's Kelo vs

Put people, state above private interests
South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA
the national trend toward eminent domain abuses by local governments, especially in light of last year's US Supreme Court decision in the case of Kelo v. New

North Hills golf plan is fairway robbery
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
of Americans finally became aware of the widespread abuse of eminent domain by state and local governments with the US Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New

Doing nothing about everything
Enter Stage Right - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
for example, the ongoing parade of states taking action to protect private property rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Kelo v. New London

Commentary: Legislation Needed to Protect US Private Property
International News Service - Sydney,Australia
In Kelo v. the City of New London, private property was taken from one person through the power of eminent domain by the city of New London on behalf of

FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State
Petitioner Susette Kelo has lived in the Fort Trumbull area since 1997. Here, in contrast, New London does not claim that Susette Kelo's and Wilhelmina 

KELO V. NEW LONDON
KELO V. NEW LONDON (04-108) 268 Conn. 1, 843 A. 2d 500, affirmed. Syllabus Petitioner Susette Kelo has lived in the Fort Trumbull area since 1997. 

The right and left of property rights
Seattle Times - United States
Before everyone rises and yells "Kelo!" at me, let's deal with the Supreme Court and the law of the land. The US Supreme Court in

'Takings' may take their toll on cities
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Souter was in the majority in the now-infamous (yes, we can almost officially call it "infamous") Kelo vs. New London, Conn. decision.

Standing up to Kelo; Surrendering to Jihad
Capitalism Magazine - Freeport,Bahamas
Last June, in the case Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a local government that wanted to expand the power of eminent domain in order to

FIRST-PERSON: Cities shun church rights
BP News - Nashville,TN,USA
The rationale for the Long Beach action is the Supreme Court’s decision last summer in Kelo v. New London that ruled a city’s use of eminent domain to

America Wake Up! The Symbols and Founding Freedoms are being
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
They ruled, in the Kelo decision, that the very Constitution thay swore to uphold is really MEANINGLESS. That Americans no longer have a right to own anything!

Help is on the way with safeguard to protect Utah property owners
St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA
The Court's 5 to 4 decision in Kelo v. City of New London (Conn.), clears the way for 15 non-blighted homes in a waterfront neighborhood there to be torn down

Sioux Falls native celebrates role in 'Crash' win
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Lund's parents, Denny and Judy Lund, still live in Sioux Falls. He is the nephew of Doug Lund, an anchor on KELO TV's 5 pm newscast. 

Power's positive results lost in debate
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The Supreme Court's Kelo decision has ignited a national debate about eminent domain and its perceived abuse when private development is involved.

The Virtue of Restraint: Classical Liberalism's Legacy for Third
Stanford Review - Stanford,CA,USA
The recent Kelo Supreme Court decision, which permits the government to arbitrarily deprive one individual of his property and give it to another arbitrary 

The "Specter" of condemnation hangs over all property
MichNews.com - Troy,MI,USA
bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator John Cornyn, (R-TX) on June 27, 2005, as an immediate response to the infamous Supreme Court decision, Kelo VS New

HB 508 protects our property
Central Kentucky News Journal - Campbellsville,KY,USA
The Supreme Court's ruling last year in the Kelo case sent shock waves through the nation, by ruling that eminent domain is allowed for private development 

Eminent Domain Reform
St. Paul Asian American Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Eminent domain has risen to the top of hot political issues being discussed since the Kelo vs. New London decision in 2005. The Kelo vs.

City moves to condemn SBC church using eminent domain
BP News - Nashville,TN,USA
The path for the case was laid when the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 last summer in Kelo v. New London, Connecticut that a city’s use of eminent domain to

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Protecting property rights in Virginia
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
In the wake of the US Supreme Court's infamous decision in Kelo v. City of New London -- which now allows the government to take property from one individual

Mayor wary of state eminent domain effort
Mobile Register - Mobile,AL,USA
Wettermark argued that the eminent domain statute Alabama lawmakers adopted last year after the high court's Kelo v. New London decision is enough -- and

Eminent domain vote paves way for Mercedes expansion
Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA
it to another. Last year's Supreme Court decision in the case of Kelo v. New London, Conn., which affirmed that authority, has reignited the opposition. 

Protecting property rights
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
In the wake of last year's Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London (which gives government the authority to deprive someone of his property in

Joe Schwarz's coming expulsion from Congress
WorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USA
After the Supreme Court's Kelo decision that expanded eminent-domain powers, Schwarz opposed a bill to protect private-property rights. 

Whose domain?
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
In Kelo v. New London, the court perverted the Fifth Amendment and validated the failure of state governments to curtail the unconstitutional use of state 

Cost of DC ballpark will trickle down to all
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
element of the land-grab move on Half Street, aided in part by the Supreme Court's failure to uphold the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution in Kelo v. New 

March quickening
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
Hotel"; the inn would feature, smack on the site of Souter's house, the "Just Deserts Cafe." Souter sided with the court majority in the kooky Kelo ruling that

Ways to improve Missouri agriculture considered
Jefferson City News Tribune - Jefferson City,MO,USA
this year,” he said, “so that we don't fall prey to the sort of eminent domain abuse that was really encapsulated in the (US Supreme Court's) Kelo decision

Young Broadcasting Inc. Will Hold Conference Call to Discuss
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
TN, and WBAY-TV - Green Bay, WI), three are affiliated with the CBS Television Network (WLNS-TV - Lansing, MI, KLFY-TV - Lafayette, LA and KELO-TV - Sioux Falls 

Unload the gun
Bigfork Eagle - Bigfork,MT,USA
Many of you will remember that on July 23, 2005, we received a chilling wake-up call from the United States Supreme Court in its decision on Kelo v. London 

Eminent domain threatens God's house
Folsom Telegraph - Folsom,CA,USA
Ever since the US Supreme Court recently upheld local governments' rights in the case of Kelo v. City of New London to seize private property (15 homes) and 

Sen. Chapman's Bill seeking stricter laws on municipalities' power
Camden County Tribune - St. Marys,GA,USA
particular town or city. This has been radically changed by the Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London. This decision has

04-108, Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al., (06/23/05)
Petitioner Susette Kelo has lived in the Fort Trumbull. area since 1997. contrast, New London does not claim that Susette Kelo’s

CONDEMNATION FOR URBAN RENEWAL
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
are flying here in Colorado, ignited by a US Supreme Court Case allowing the town of New London Connecticut to condemn the homes of Mrs. Kelo and several of

Choose robust reform over vague exceptions
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
Legislation introduced by Rep. Jeff Johnson, R-Plymouth, and Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, is a direct response to the Supreme Court's opinion in Kelo. 

Eminent domain amendment defeated
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
for public use with just compensation. The Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling in Kelo v. New London. The Missouri House voted down an 

Suspect sought in latest shooting
Jackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA
Williams told officers that he was shot at 935 N. Highland by a person he knows as "Kelo," who lived near where the shooting occurred.

Bill may end eminent domain abuses
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
Last year's Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London sparked a public outcry against the use of eminent domain for private economic development purposes.

Is it the government's business?

Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
Last year the Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. City of New London that the government could seize private property, and then shift that property to private 

Another greedy political attack against private property
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
Motivated in part by the Supreme Court's reprehensible Kelo decision, the proposed seizure makes a mockery of the Constitution's eminent domain provision:

Harold Ford Jr.'s Achilles' Heel
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
be overlooking a major error in his judgment. Not long after the widely discredited Kelo vs. the City of New London decision by

FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State
Petitioner Susette Kelo has lived in the Fort Trumbull area since 1997.
Here, in contrast, New London does not claim that Susette Kelo's and Wilhelmina

Protecting property: An amendment is necessary
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
SINCE LAST year's US Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London, a person's property has lost the protection once provided by the Fifth Amendment.

The Case of the Iniquitous Infinitive: "To Kelo"
Accuracy In Media - Washington,DC,USA
and sometimes mindless but often repetitious articles, columns, editorials and press releases appear everywhere and the infinitive "to Kelo" has become

Initiative to curb condemnation
Telluride Daily Planet - Telluride,CO,USA
This is a direct response to the famous (many would say infamous) Supreme Court decision of Kelo vs. New London. Many have argued that Kelo vs. 

States of Eminent Domain
Monitor - McAllen,TX,USA
It has been just over a year since the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Kelo v. the city of New London (Conn.) and eight months since the high court

Fitch: Kelo vs. New London: Reactions, Responses & Credit Quality
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
2006--Fitch Ratings will hold a teleconference on Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 1:00 pm EST to discuss its newly released report 'Beyond Kelo: Reactions, Responses

Changes needed to halt abuses
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Last June, the US Supreme Court issued its shocking decision in Kelo v. City of New London that allows the government to take private property through eminent

Institute for Justice: Private Property Rights Cases: Kelo v. New Susette Kelo received notice of condemnation from the NLDC (New London Development
Susette Kelo dreamed of owning a home that looked out over the water.

Be wary when politicians push for eminent domain
Indianapolis Star - United States
and stereotypes" about the use of eminent domain for economic development, a practice the US Supreme Court upheld in last year's notorious Kelo v. New London

NEWS ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY: Kelo Eminent Domain Battle Moves to
HNN Huntingtonnews.net - WV, USA
By David M. Kinchen. The fallout from last summer's Kelo vs. the City of New London US Supreme Court decision on eminent domain 

The Anti-Kelo Case
Opinion Journal - Princeton,NJ,USA
vote. In any case, the decision is especially timely as a response to the US Supreme Court's egregious Kelo decision of last year.

Minnesota lawmakers will consider eminent domain legislation in
Walker Pilot Independent - Walker,MN,USA
But it became energized coffee shop/water cooler/bar talk anew when the nation's high court broadened the government's reach in Kelo v. New London (Conn.).

The left's eyeing your home
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
WHEN THE Supreme Court decided seven weeks ago in Kelo vs. "The Kelo backlash is tempting, but it's wrong," warned Alyssa Katz in American Prospect Online.

The issue of eminent domain
Newton Kansan - Newton,KS,USA
The issue of course sprang to life after the US Supreme Court decision in the Kelo case last summer that allowed a Connecticut town to seize property for an

Hold on to your homes
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
The decision in Kelo v. New London rightfully sent shock waves across the nation and political spectrum. People were outraged that

Institute for Justice: Private Property Rights Cases: Kelo v. New
Susette Kelo received notice of condemnation from the NLDC (New London Development
Download IJ's petition for rehearing of Kelo v. New London

States Write Legislation to Counter Supreme Court and Kelo
Family News In Focus - Colorado Springs,CO,USA
by Kim Trobee. After last summer's Supreme Court decision permitting the use of eminent domain in Connecticut to build waterfront

Kelo Revisited
RedState - Mclean,VA,USA
NYT has an article today about the furious reactions to the Kelo decision a few months ago. It seems that citizens, for some strange

The NYT lauds Stevens for the Kelo decision
American Thinker - Berkeley,AZ,USA
The New York Times runs an article today about the strong negative reaction to Kelo across the nation and how it has spurred lots of anti-Kelo legislation.

Limiting eminent domain
Journal-Advocate - Sterling,CO,USA
summer. "The Kelo vs. said. "Agriculture lands on the fringe of urban sprawl are especially at risk of Kelo-type condemnations.".

House goes overboard on eminent domain
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
In its infamous Kelo v. New London decision, the US Supreme Court broadened the already expansive definition of "public use" and allowed local governments to

Enlisting opposition
Chicago Tribune - United States
Bill Kelo, a spokesman for the US Army recruiting efforts in Chicago, suggested that counter-recruiting activity has had no effect locally.

Kelo Exposes Deeper Problems With Eminent Domain
Hawaii Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA
Last summer's US Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London triggered a visceral reaction nationwide because it revealed that the government could

Conservatives Honor Two Stars: Susette Kelo, Manuel Miranda
Human Events - USA
Susette Kelo, famous for her role in Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court's notorious eminent domain case that cost Kelo her home.

Lawmakes consider restricting municipal power to seize homes
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA
revenue.". Although the controversy began in Connecticut in the case of Kelo v. New London, the issue created a stir across the country.

MARC hosts eminent domain forum
Kansas City Business Journal - Kansas City,MO,USA
event is designed to give an overview of how eminent domain is used and of the recent case of New London, Conn., homeowner Susette Kelo and others who fought

Illinois Association of REALTORS(R) Urges Stronger Protections for
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
identified during public hearings Senator Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) convened following the controversial June 2005 US Supreme Court ruling, Kelo v. City of

Another Kelo insult
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
in New London, Conn., adds insult to constitutional injury in a high-profile government land-grab that led to the Supreme Court's pernicious Kelo ruling last 

Eminent domain bill seeks to protect private property
Grand Rapids Herald Review - Grand Rapids,MN,USA
But it became energized coffee shop/water cooler/bar talk anew when the nation's high court broadened the government's reach in Kelo v. New London (Conn.). 

Slicing Salami at the Supreme Court
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
American courts have been "slicing salami" for years. A recent slice named Kelo vs. There was no pretense that the Kelo vs.

New London mayor proposes eminent domain compromise
JURIST - USA
In Kelo v. New London [text], the Court held last June by a 5-4 margin that the local authority in New London, Connecticut could expropriate private land

The Eminent Domain Problem is Bigger Than Kelo
Upper Valley Free Press - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
The problem with current Idaho eminent domain laws goes far beyond the fact that existing statutes permit a Kelo v. New London type taking (for increased tax

Supporting Companies That Oppose Eminent Domain Abuse
Mackinac Center for Public Policy - Midland,MI,USA
Last year, the US Supreme Court in Kelo v New London handed down a decision that made a lot of people wonder if the court's majority ever read the

Another government taking
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
In 2005, the US Supreme Court issued its infamous Kelo decision -- which supported the seizure by New London, Conn., of taxpayers' waterfront homes so that the

Eminent domain at issue
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
This was brought home in last summer's astonishing Supreme Court decision, Kelo v. City of New London. In Kelo, the court allowed

Evicting David Souter
The Weekly Standard - USA
ButtMonkey Beer party. on June 23, 2005, the day the US Supreme Court issued its Kelo v. City of New London, Conn. decision. It was

Are North Myrtle Beach private property rights protected? -- By
NorthMyrtleBeachOnline.com - North Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Recently, the US Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, ruled in favor of New London, Connecticut (the Kelo decision) seizing property from private citizens and

BB&T Takes The Moral High Ground
Realty Times - TX,USA
While public pressure has forced governments at every level to run from the Supreme Court's radical Kelo decision, BB&T is the first and only major lender to

‘Enough is enough'
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
developments. In June, the high court ruled 5-4 in the case of Kelo vs. necessary.". Five days after Kelo, Blunt created a task force on eminent domain.

Eminent dispute
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
Ever since the Supreme Court ruled last year in Kelo v. New London that governments could use their condemnation powers to take private land from small-fry

Corporate Courage
Human Events - USA
We all remember last year's despicable US Supreme Court 5-4 Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., decision that held as constitutional that the rightful property

Group files petitions to limit eminent domain
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
"We're trying to simply restore the constitutional protections to property rights that everyone had before the Kelo decision," said Ron Calzone, chairman

BB&T Takes The Moral High Ground
Realty Times - TX,USA
While public pressure has forced governments at every level to run from the Supreme Court's radical Kelo decision, BB&T is the first and only major lender to

‘Enough is enough'
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
developments. In June, the high court ruled 5-4 in the case of Kelo vs. necessary.". Five days after Kelo, Blunt created a task force on eminent domain.

Eminent dispute
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
Ever since the Supreme Court ruled last year in Kelo v. New London that governments could use their condemnation powers to take private land from small-fry

Calm down: Law protects property rights
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
development. The Supreme Court's 2005 decision in Kelo vs. City owners. The process works. It worked before the Kelo decision. It

Unlimited takings: Thinking beyond the Kelo ruling
The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USA
public use. Such a change is welcome, especially after the travesty of last year's Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. New London. But

Land debate could stymie Jasper port
Beaufort Gazette - Beaufort,SC,USA
Since the controversial June 2005 decision by the US Supreme Court on Kelo vs. City of New London, many states have begun addressing the condemnation issue.

OKLAHOMA CHURCH NEXT KELO?
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
One local paper is quoted as calling it "a battle between God Almighty and the almighty dollar." The Times story notes that the Kelo Supreme Court decision has

ETHICS WARS, FORD LOVES JESSE, UNEXPECTED SPECTER
The Conservative Voice - Kernersville,NC,USA
The nation's Republican mayors, in a closed-door White House meeting last week, nearly unanimously supported the US Supreme Court's Kelo decision permitting

Bill seeks to restrict eminent domain use
Beaufort Gazette - Beaufort,SC,USA
Americans were outraged over the 2005 US Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. New London, which basically said that local governments could take a person's property

Protect the Justice from himself
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
David Souter. Clements aims to have the land and home taken by eminent domain. Justice Souter's vote in the recent "Kelo vs. City of

Reacting to Kelo
Pennsylvania Independent - Philadelphia,PA,USA
In Kelo v. City of New London, the local government was given authority to take Susette Kelo's cottage in order to construct a pharmaceutical facility, which

Battle lines
Pioneer Press Online - Glenview,IL,USA
High school military recruiting efforts have increased both nationally and in District 214, said Bill Kelo, a retired major and currently chief of public

Just doing his job
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
And they certainly don't understand what the Supreme Court actually did in a 2005 ruling called Kelo vs. New London that they use as a rallying cry.

Bills to protect property rights at odds
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
As a result, more than 30 states are working to strengthen eminent domain laws to specifically answer the court's ruling in the case, Kelo vs.

LOOKING BACK AT KELO AND MORE
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
Since back when the Supreme Court ruled on Kelo v. City of New London, CT--in favor of the city's use of eminent domain measures against private owners with

Reservation for Souter
Slate - USA
campaign to evict the judge and transform his house into the "Lost Liberty Hotel." The protesters are angry about Souter's majority opinion in Kelo v. New

Activist group targets Justice Souter
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Kathy Arberg, a spokeswoman for the US Supreme Court, declined to comment on the petition. In the Supreme Court case Kelo vs. New

Kelo -- coming to a church near you?
WorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USA
Since the US Supreme Court's Kelo ruling last year, we are facing a brand new ballgame in terms of private property and what that term really means.

Update 4: Group Seeks Souter Eviction As Protest
Forbes - USA
He also distributed copies of the Supreme Court's decision, Kelo vs. Speakers were expected to include some of the New London residents who lost the Kelo suit.

Property rights abridged? Read the Kelo decision with care
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
Clearly, however, the thing he is unable to do is develop his tract. Development is a theme in Mr. Despres' letter. He cites Kelo v. New London.

Church of St. Kelo
Lone Star Times - Houston,TX,USA
unjustly. Guess what? Since the Supreme Court's controversial Kelo decision last summer, eminent domain has entered a new frontier. It

Kelo Decision Ensnares a Church in Oklahoma
Family News In Focus - Colorado Springs,CO,USA
often flows upward.". Senator Brogdon says now is the time to become involved in the fight against the Kelo decision. "If there's

Property initiative ropes 'em in
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
In particular, the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo vs. New London energized activists. Absher says the Kelo ruling was a gift.

Revolting development
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
In that case, Kelo v. New London, the Court concluded that any project can count as a "public use," thereby justifying the exercise of eminent domain, if the

Gardner bill keeps government from taking land for revenue
Fort Morgan Times - Fort Morgan,CO,USA
Gardner introduced the bill in response to a recent US Supreme Court case known as Kelo v. New London. In Kelo, the court upheld 

LA City Council Goes Kelo
Local Liberty Blog - Claremont,CA,USA
The LA Times reports lots of facts on a Kelo-style land seizure orchestrated by city councilman Bernard Parks. The city's eminent

Council OKs blighting ban: Lack of second dooms vote on moratorium
Rio Rancho Observer - Rio Rancho,NM,USA
Owen also said, in an escalating tone, the Kelo decision, "which all of you have heard about and none of you have read," did not relate to the Rio Rancho's

Eminent domain laws should be revised in NH
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
The Supreme Court ruling in the Kelo v. New London case centered on the city's determination that building offices, a hotel and a conference center on a

Kohl--miscellany.
Washington Post - United States
Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) asked about the case of Kelo v. Connecticut, the controversial Supreme Court decision saying there was no constitutional impediment to an

Eminent domain must balance rights, community needs
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
In the US Supreme Court ruling on Kelo v. City of New London, the majority opinion emphasized this point, though it is the most underreported aspect of the

Weare effort, goals are homegrown
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
11) misunderstands what is taking place in Weare. He correctly indicates that the media are oversimplifying the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo vs.

Realty Reality: Eminent Domain and Redevelopment Activity
Realty Times - TX,USA
was a "taking" for the purposes of redevelopment that caused such a stir when the US Supreme Court upheld eminent domain procedures in the case of Kelo v. City

Farm Bureau survey finds strong opposition to eminent domain for
Agriculture Online - USA
one component of the grassroots Stop Taking Our Property (STOP) campaign initiated by the American Farm Bureau Federation following the ruling in Kelo v. New

Business Groups Set Priorities
Black Enterprise - New York,NY,USA
Supreme Court's "Kelo" decision. The court ruled that cities have the right to seize private homes and businesses for use by private developers. 

LMC says don't overreact on eminent domain
Crookston Daily Times - Crookston,MN,USA
Restrictive legislation is being considered in Minnesota and other states following the recent US Supreme Court ruling in the case of Kelo v. New London. 

FB Survey: Americans Oppose Eminent Domain
Farm Bureau News - USA
Seizure for private development was the issue at the heart of the Kelo v. New London, Conn., case decided by the US Supreme Court last year. 

City projects could be in jeopardy if limits pass
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - Ontario,CA,USA
The concerns come amid continued backlash to last year's US Supreme Court ruling in the Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., case, which upheld local governments

Historic, diverse coalition calls for eminent domain reforms
BusinessNorth.com - Duluth,MN,USA
The coalition, called Minnesotans for Eminent Domain Reform (MNEDR), was formed following the US Supreme Court's infamous decision in Kelo v. City of New

Forces unite to stop cities from claiming land
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
The fight over property rights was aggravated by a US Supreme Court case decided in June, known as Kelo v. New London, in which the court gave a Connecticut

Eminent domain will get airing in 2006 legislative session
Saint Paul Legal Ledger - St. Paul,MN,USA
The US Supreme Court reinvigorated the debate in Kelo vs.  Since the Kelo decision, federal lawmakers have also looked at the eminent domain issue. On Nov.

A blight on the law
Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
About a dozen states so far have tightened their eminent-domain statutes in the wake of the Supreme Court's outrageous Kelo decision, which almost gave state

Commentary: `Investors' serve Rio Rancho better by selling their 
Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque,NM,USA
who bought lots in Rio Rancho's Unit 10, most likely in the '60s and '70s at AMREP dinner parties in cities back East are crying like poor Susette Kelo in New

Outside Our Region, Well Within Our Domain
New West - Missoula,MT,USA
assist. If you haven't followed Kelo v. New London, you may be wondering why such a story is newsworthy here in the West. Well

Battle over property rights goes on, despite ruling
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
But Kelo v. New London was different because of the players involved. The high court's two prior legal precedents involved monopolistic

Ohio Supreme Court To Hear Key Eminent Domain Case
North Country Gazette, NY - 20 hours ago
Supreme court will be the first supreme court to hear arguments on the constitutionality of private-to-private condemnations of property since the Kelo v. New

Liberty's spirit awakens, but Big Brother never sleeps
Enter Stage Right, Canada - 22 hours ago
In a shocking decision by the Supreme Court (Kelo v New London, CT), such grabs of private property were legalized, setting off a nationwide cry of outrage and

Eminent domain ruling targeted by Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Saint Paul Legal Ledger - St. Paul,MN,USA
The federation listed the Kelo v. New London US Supreme Court decision as a top issue of 2005, and listed legislation to counter that decision as a priority

Governments Address Kelo Backlash
The Heartland Institute, IL
State and local governments are responding to a groundswell of citizen outrage over the US Supreme Court's June 23, 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London

NCSL's 2006 Top Ten Legislative Issues Forecast
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC
Tax and expenditure limits are expected to be proposed in many states in 2006, now that states are recovering from recent budget woes. In the June Kelo vs.

Eminent domain fervor hits California
Tracy Press - Tracy,CA,USA
Last summer's US Supreme Court decision in the Kelo case has ignited a rebellion across the country that will likely play out here next year.

T@P In Kelo's wake, a raft of anti-regulatory initiatives from
The American Prospect - Boston,MA,USA
On its face, the case, Kelo v. New London, which was decided earlier this year, was a victory for New London and other flailing cities that have tried to

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Petitioner Susette Kelo has lived in the Fort Trumbull. area since 1997. contrast, New London does not claim that Susette Kelo's

Two bills to watch in Harrisburg
Ardmore Main Line Times - Ardmore,PA,USA
the Senate 49-0, by the way, is in line with other similar measures in other states that arose following the summer's Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New

The Libertarian Party of California Backs Initiative Protecting
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
"With the recent 'Kelo' decision by the Supreme Court [case no. This initiative does just that. It puts right in California what 'Kelo' has broken.".

Kelo: The Growing Specter of Government
SierraTimes.com - USA
Only now, as the scope of last summer's "Kelo" decision becomes apparent, are people recognizing their own peril in the face of a government whose reigns

Kennebec man records daily weather data
Lyman County Herald - SD,USA
from rain, sleet, or snow is collect in large metal container 2 feet tall by 8 inches wide, with a funnel top, much like an ordinary "KELO-Land" rain gauge

Kelo Strikes in Rivera Beach, Fla.
Human Events - USA
The court's decision in Kelo v. New London, a case in which Susette Kelo sued New London, Conn., for the right to keep her home from being confiscated for

Council Likely To Call for Stiffer Eminent Domain Restrictions
New York Sun - New York,NY,USA
The issue of eminent domain has spawned several legislative proposals since the US Supreme Court earlier this year ruled in Kelo v. New London that a city

Misinterpreting Kelo
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
Mrs. Drake penned these words when commenting on the case of Kelo v. New London, in which the Supreme Court upheld a Connecticut town's power to condemn

Property rights initiative on track, supporters say
Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA
It is often referred to as the Kelo (pronounced KEE'-loh) decision. Haugland said the specifics of the Kelo case have struck a chord

Understanding Eminent Domain
The Conservative Voice - Kernersville,NC,USA
The property rights debate continues to rage across the nation as local governments take advantage of the disastrous "Kelo" ruling by the Supreme Court.

Kelo: The Growing Specter of Government "Rights"
Hawaii Reporter, HI - Dec 8, 2005
Only now, as the scope of last summer’s "Kelo" decision becomes apparent, are people recognizing their own peril in the face of a government whose reigns

Congress, States Slow to Confront Kelo
Human Events - Dec 8, 2005
in ownership might enhance the community through “economic development.” The case pitted the City of New London, Conn., against Susette Kelo, who fought

In Their Court: The Williams School dishes out eminent domain with 
Shore Publishing, CT - Dec 8, 2005
New London - Since its debate in the US Supreme Court ended this June, Kelo v. New London has been knocked about in the court of public opinion.

Kelo: The Growing Specter of Government "Rights"
WEBCommentary - USA
Only now, as the scope of last summer's "Kelo" decision becomes apparent, are people recognizing their own peril in the face of a government whose reigns 

Kelo Backlash Faltering?
The National Center for Public Policy Research - Washington,DC,USA
BizzyBlog and Positive Liberty look at the impact of the Kelo backlash, and find it wanting. All links on this site are provided for educational purposes only.

GUEST EDITORIAL: What the Kelo decision has wrought
Desert Dispatch - Barstow,CA,USA
Following the US Supreme Court's disastrous decision in Kelo vs. the City of New London (Conn.), upholding the "right" of local 

Sanford to push for protection against eminent domain
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
Governor Sanford said that issue, combined with the recent US Supreme Court decision, Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut, have illustrated the need for

STEVEN ANDERSON And DANA BERLINER
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
Harrisburg, the Senate will vote on SB 881, the Property Rights Protection Act, a thoughtful response to the tragic US Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City

Lawmakers will seek to limit eminent domain
Pueblo Chieftain - Pueblo,CO,USA
Last June, the US Supreme Court delivered a very troubling ruling, in Kelo v. City of New London, that expands eminent domain powers far beyond this

ROTHMAN VOTES TO PROTECT PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS
NAToday.net - North Arlington,NJ,USA
Appropriations bill which includes statutory language limiting the scope of the recent United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New

Eminent domain limits outlined
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
In Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled that states could use eminent domain to seize private property for economic development because it qualifies as

Junket First, Council Business Second, As Stealth Lobbying
LBReport.com - Long Beach,CA,USA
The appalling 5-4 Court ruling in Kelo v. City of New London ignited a firestorm nationally, sparking calls for property owner protection in DC and Sacramento.

Property Rights Protection Get Bogged Down
Heritage.org - Washington,DC,USA
ownership might enhance the community through "economic development." The case pitted the City of New London, Connecticut, against Susette Kelo, who fought

Voting right on Kelo
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Letter-writer William Casey rightfully pointed out the significance of the US Supreme Court ruling in Kelo vs. New London in which

Natural Justice, Eminent Domain, and Corporate Welfare
Christian Post - San Francisco,CA,USA
Judicial activism, however, took a new step on June 23, 2005, when the United States Supreme Court decided in Kelo v. City of New London to expand the

Losers may prove eminent-domain winners
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- They have still not moved out. Not Susette Kelo. Not the Derys. Not Byron Athenian or Bill Von Winkle or the others.

STATE BAR ASSOCIATION NAMES TASK FORCE TO STUDY EMINENT DOMAIN
Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release) - Schenectady,NY,USA
ALBANY, NY -- (11/22/2005; 1200)(EIS) -- In the midst of a political firestorm set off by the US Supreme Court decision on eminent domain (Kelo v. New London

Eminent Domain is Necessary to the Overall Function of Government
Hawaii Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA
By way of background, this legislation was introduced in response to a recent US Supreme Court case known as Kelo v. New London.

BizzyBlog: More Kelo v. New London Updates
The National Center for Public Policy Research - Washington,DC,USA
BizzyBlog has two very interesting updates today on the continuing saga of New London v. the People, otherwise known as Kelo v. New London.

Fed ban on condemnations could doom Ratner's big B'klyn plans
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
The bill is the product of the bipartisan furor caused by the Supreme Court's June decision in Kelo vs. New London. In Kelo, a divided

Susette Kelo Settles In, Still Defies City Planners
Local Liberty Blog - Claremont,CA,USA
move in unchallenged. See our property rights and redevelopment files for issues such as the impact of the Kelo case in California.

After Eminent Domain Victory, Disputed Project Goes Nowhere
New York Times - United States
- They have still not moved out. Not Susette Kelo. Ms. Kelo, also among the handful of holdouts, said, "We still have hope that we'll get to keep our homes."

Bill gets tough on eminent domain
Boston Herald - United States
malls. The bill represents lawmakers' answer to the Supreme Court's June 23 decision in the case Kelo v. City of New London.

Court Approves Emminent Domain
Lakewood Observer - Lakewood,OH,USA
by Lynn Farris & Julie Wiltse. One of the most talked about Supreme Court Decisions in recent history is the Kelo vs. New London decision issued June 23, 2005.

Blumenauer defends the Despotic Power
Northwest Meridian - Portland,OR,USA
The bill is the House's response to the now-infamous Kelo v. City of New London decision the United States Supreme Court delivered back in June.

A peek into plans for the future? November 18, 2005
Suffolk News-Herald - Suffolk,VA,USA
Remember last summer when the Supreme Court issued its "Kelo" decision, the one that expanded the definition of "public good" from its traditional reference to

Update 'blight' and revitalization
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Recently, the US House of Representatives responded to the Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision by passing HR 4128, the Private Property Rights

THE JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT
Opinion Journal - Princeton,NJ,USA
Tune in this weekend for a discussion of the McCain amendment and the Kelo case. The debate over the McCain Amendment and the limits

After high court ruling, Claytor draws attention
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
The high court's Kelo v. City of New London decision upheld a Connecticut locality's ability to take private land so it could then be transferred to another

Abortion not the issue
Oklahoma Daily - Norman,OK,USA
choice crowd. Those justices are far from perfect on the major issues, however. Take Kelo v. New London, for instance. This ruling

Upper West Side Story
Forbes - USA
The bill is the most significant product of a nationwide furor caused by the Supreme Court's decision last June in Kelo v. New London, an angry response shared

Taft signs eminent domain law
Dayton Business Journal - Dayton,OH,USA
The law is in response to an earlier US Supreme Court decision Kelo v. New London decision, which upheld the right of local governments to seize property

Norquist: In end, Kelo will strengthen people's rights
WTNH - New Haven,CT,USA
16, 2005 8:05 AM) _ Conservative guru Grover Norquist was in the state yesterday, telling a Connecticut College audience Kelo v. New London, in the end, will

A Pre-emptive Strike in Eminent Domain Battle
New York Law Journal - New York,NY,USA
In the Kelo v. New London, Conn. decision last June, the US Supreme Court backed the use of eminent domain for private development. 

Property tax is theft
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
The recent Supreme Court ruling regarding eminent domain (Kelo v. New London) and the burdensome property taxes imposed by local governments shows how far we 

Laura gets it wrong re Revelli
RedState.org - Mclean,VA,USA
The June 2005 case of Kelo v New London was criticized by large numbers of people of all political persuasions, all of whom felt that the court was too

Congressman Ed Case Votes to Take Private Property
Hawaii Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA
and its Senate counterpart, S-1313 is in response to an outrageous precedent that has already been set in the US Supreme Court's June 23 decision in Kelo vs.

Eminent domain controversy triggers action
California Farm Bureau - Sacramento,CA,USA
triggered a nationwide outcry. In response to the high court's decision, a number of actions related to the Kelo vs. the City of

Congressman Ed Case Votes to Take Private Property
Hawaii Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA
and its Senate counterpart, S-1313 is in response to an outrageous precedent that has already been set in the US Supreme Court's June 23 decision in Kelo vs.

Eminent domain controversy triggers action
California Farm Bureau - Sacramento,CA,USA
triggered a nationwide outcry. In response to the high court's decision, a number of actions related to the Kelo vs. the City of

Private Property Rights Protection Act protects you
Atmore Advance - Atmore,AL,USA
rights of every American. The legislation was passed in response to the US Supreme Court's narrowly-decided Kelo vs. New London case

Letters | A travesty of justice
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The Supreme Court ruling in Kelo vs. In the case of Kelo, New London applied eminent domain to seize private property for the sale to a private developer.

Eminent domain ruling's backlash
philly.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The majority opinion in Kelo v. the City of New London noted that nothing in their ruling "precludes any state from placing further restrictions on its

Like Undermining Motherhood and Apple Pie
Hawaii Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA
When the Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. City of New London that local governments could seize your house and sell it to Wal-Mart without running afoul of the

Kelo v. New London: Scandalous Updates
The National Center for Public Policy Research - Washington,DC,USA
Based on my casual conversations with folks who are familar with Kelo v. New London (the case in which the Supreme Court claimed governments can take private

Eminent domain authority questioned
Kinston Free Press - Kinston,NC,USA
Steve Rose, a staff attorney at the General Assembly, said that the Kelo decision, as it's known, probably would not stand in North Carolina.

Congress strikes back after seizure of homes
Miami Herald - FL,USA
malls. The bill represents Congress' answer to the Supreme Court's June 23 decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London. In

89% want to see curbs placed on eminent domain
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
use of eminent domain. About the same percentage said they disagreed with the June US Supreme Court ruling in Kelo vs. City of New

He works in TV, she works at PC;
Aberdeen American News - Aberdeen,SD,USA
Even though he's from Wisconsin, Ben Dunsmoor had visited Aberdeen numerous times before he was hired as the KELO reporter in Aberdeen.

Lawmakers must not rush to alter eminent domain
Norwich Bulletin - Norwich,CT,USA
the use of eminent domain. Sheridan is right. While the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo vs. New London broadens eminent domain

Property Rights Crusader in China
Local Liberty Blog - Claremont,CA,USA
in their minds: Chen Weiying is a "scrappy, sometimes violent opponent of local government and Communist Party authorities." You think Suzette Kelo had it bad

Atlantic Yards ‘is not blighted,' says Green
BrooklynPapers.com - NY, United States
While in the Kelo v City of New London case, the city argued that the Pfizer project would bring economic development, Forest City's request that the state

A call to arms
The Daily Northwestern - USA
The Army also has increased advertising and financial incentives, said Bill Kelo, Army spokesman for the North Side of Chicago and the surrounding northern

Senate must protect citizens' private property rights, too
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA
After the Supreme Court's decision in June on the Kelo case, the possibility of the government taking private land is a distinct possibility.

Bridgeport mayor authorized to seize land
Boston Globe - United States
and the plan is for Bridgeport Point to be developed private -- has been in the news in recent months after the US Supreme Court ruled on Kelo v. New London.

Imminently concerned: A local view of eminent domain
Bluegrass Institute - Bowling Green,KY,USA
The Supreme Court's recent Kelo v. New London decision indicates a growing disrespect for -- and lack of knowledge concerning -- private-property rights

Bill likely won't affect Lauxmont
York Daily Record - York,PA,USA
By TOM JOYCE. Take the recent US Supreme Court decision of Kelo vs. New London. It involved eminent domain -- the ability of a government

Buy This Book
Power Line - Minneapolis,MN,USA
I spent the day in Texas today, participating in a Federalist Society program on the Kelo decision. It was an excellent event; as

Property is not quite as sacred as it used to be
Palladium-Item - Richmond,IN,USA
In a powerful expressions of legal contempt for the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Kelo v. City of New London, Congress last week voted by a lopsided 376-38

Protecting our private property rights
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA
words more. That is why I am troubled by the Supreme Court's decision in the high profile case of Kelo v. City of New London. This

Another juicy issue for the right
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The image of government evicting a family from its home was dramatized in the recent Kelo decision in which the US Supreme Court upheld the power of New London

HOUSE PASSES EMINENT DOMAIN BILL
Farm Bureau News - USA
OUR REPORT RUNS 1:10. HERE IS A SUGGESTED LEAD: CONGRESS IS TAKING ACTION AGAINST A RECENT SUPREME COURT RULING ON EMINENT DOMAIN, KNOWN AS THE KELO DECISION.

New Orleans and eminent domain
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
One resident, Susette Kelo, sued, claiming the city had abused its powers of eminent domain by taking her property for a redevelopment project.

KENNETH HARNEY: Bill would restrict power to seize property
Detroit Free Press - United States
states. The bill represents Congress' answer to the Supreme Court's June 23 decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London.

Schoolhouse crock: Sexual eminent domain
WorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USA
Just when you thought kids were safer now that Michael Jackson is out of the country In Kelo vs. New London, Conn., the Supreme

US House rightly reins in eminent domain
Chester Daily Local Online - Chester,PA,USA
purposes. What moved House members to act was last summer's ruling by the Supreme Court in the Kelo vs. City of New London court case.

Your castle -- or government's domain?
The Courier-Journal - Palmyra,NY,USA
it from the other purposes the Court has recognized" as legitimate purposes for eminent domain, according to the Court's June 23 opinion in Kelo v. City of New

The Private Property Rights Protection Act
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
"This legislation was introduced in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London in June 2005. The Court's

Committee seeks to regulate eminent domain
News Dispatch - Michigan City,IN,USA
"It was envisioned to be for things like schools and roads. "Under Kelo vs. "I don't want to see that compromised.". Kelo vs.

An imminent reversal
Freeport Journal Standard - Freeport,IL,USA
memory, there is something resembling broad ideological consensus on one issue: The court erred in deciding the landmark eminent domain case, Kelo v. New

Roll call report
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
The bill seeks to negate the 2005 Supreme Court ruling Kelo v. City of New London, which held that private economic development could be a legitimate public

The basics of the court case
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
In Kelo v. City of New London, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in June that a local government can take unblighted property from a person for economic-development

Eminent domain protection
New Philadelphia Times Reporter - New Philadelphia,OH,USA
For a change, state and national legislative bodies are acting swiftly following the US Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision to allow the taking of

Hastert Applauds Passage of Private Property Rights Protection Act
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
The bill passed 376-38. "In recent months, we have heard from thousands of constituents questioning the Kelo decision. The case is Kelo v. City of New London.

Wamp Applauds House Passage Of New Curbs On Use Of Eminent Domain
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
"In 1997, Susette Kelo, who long dreamed of owning a home near the water, bought and lovingly restored a little pink cottage overlooking Long Island Sound in a

Larson only Conn. lawmaker to vote against eminent domain bill
Stamford Advocate - Stamford,CT,USA
The ruling in Kelo v. City of New London allowed New London to exercise state eminent domain law to require several homeowners in the Fort Trumbull

House to Vote on Eminent Domain Measure
ABC News - USA
The ruling in Kelo v. City of New London allowed the Connecticut city to exercise state eminent domain law to require several homeowners to cede their property

How Bad Can it Get When You Have Five Pro Business, Anti-Church OpEdNews - USA
In last year's Supreme Court case, Kelo v. City of New London, the city in question successfully argued that the increased tax revenue that would result from

Conn. lawmakers supporting House eminent domain bill
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The legislation, which passed the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday 27-3, arose from the US Supreme Court's ruling in Kelo vs.

Kelo v. NL attorneys to discuss eminent domain case Nov. 8
Connecticut College - USA
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- A panel discussion featuring attorneys for the opposing sides in Kelo v. New London will take place on Tuesday, Nov.

House Judiciary Committee Passes Private Property Rights AHRC News Services - San Juan Capistrano,CA,USA
carefully crafted refinements of the definition of "economic development" that specifically allow the types of takings that, prior to the Kelo decision, had

Property rights bill OK'd
Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle,PA,USA
The bills stem from the US Supreme Court's decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London in June, which expanded the rights of governments to take

Eminent domain limits pass House
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Twelve states have considered laws limiting local eminent domain authority since the Supreme Court, in Kelo v. New London (Conn.), declared it constitutional

Success through cooperation
Cavalierdaily.com - Charlottesville,VA,USA
In June, the US Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. New London that the government can use eminent domain, which is compensated government seizure of private

Unfair to blast Supreme Court for eminent domain ruling
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
(November 1, 2005) -- There has been a great deal of debate about the impact of Kelo v. New London, the recent US Supreme Court decision on the power of

What's So Eminent About Public Domain?
Reason Online - USA
That's what DeLong told Congress earlier this month at a hearing on the implications of the Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision, which allowed an

They're Taking Away Your Property for What?
City Journal - USA
Pundits both Left and Right condemned the Supreme Court's Kelo v. City of New London ruling last June as an unjust, even un-American, abuse of state power.

Garza or Alito Next: The Supreme Court Do-Over
American Daily - Stow,OH,USA
future nominee to the Supreme Court should have a clear judicial track record, one that clearly illustrates how they will rule on cases like Casey and Kelo

Realtors(r) Back State Efforts to Curtail Eminent Domain Ruling
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
28 /US Newswire/ -- Realtors(r) support state efforts to curtail the recent Supreme Court Kelo v. City of New London decision that allows local governments to

Pombo, Resources Committee Members Vow to Protect Private Property
MedfordNews.com - Medford,OR,USA
Chairman Pombo is an original cosponsor of the bill, which would limit the impact of the recent Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v. City of New London

Congressman vows speedy action on eminent domain restrictions
New York Newsday - New York,NY,USA
would ban federal economic development funding for state and local government construction projects that rely on the high court's June decision in Kelo v. the

Farm Bureau: Maryland FB President Says Stop Eminent Domain
CattleNetwork.com - Stanley,KS,USA
He charged that the recent Kelo decision by the Supreme Court opens a whole new avenue for developers to use local governments and eminent domain to force

EMINENT DOMAIN
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
As plaintiff's attorney argued in the recently decided case of Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., that literally shocked the nation in its acceptance of

Bill to curb eminent domain OK'd
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland,OH,USA
a Chester Township Republican, the legislation creates a 25-person task force to review Ohio's eminent domain laws in the wake of the high court's Kelo v. New

Assembly To Open Hearings On Eminent Domain
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
and will examine the issues surrounding the exercise of eminent domain including those raised by the recent decision of the US Supreme Court in Kelo v. City of

Eminent domain ruling debated
The Express Times - Easton,PA,USA
In the recent past, it has been a crucial part of redevelopment efforts in New Brunswick and Jersey City. But in the case of Kelo vs.

Group blasts eminent domain ruling
The Casper Star Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
Tom Jones, who represents the National Federation of Independent Business in the state, said the case of Kelo v. City of New London decided in June went too far

OFBF testifies in support of Senate Bill 167
Ohio Farm Bureau (press release) - Columbus,OH,USA
He said the US Supreme Court's ruling this summer in the infamous Kelo v. New London case presents a new threat of eminent domain.

Taking constitutionalism seriously
American Thinker - Berkeley,AZ,USA
The only "proof" Mr. Mulhern offers is a tendentious reading of Justice Thomas' dissenting opinion in Kelo v. New London, which Mr. Mulhern argues shows

Examiner Editorial - Eminent domain abuse must stop
Washington Examiner - Washington,DC,USA
The enormous backlash to the US Supreme Court's June 23 Kelo ruling in Congress and 35 state legislatures (so far) is an encouraging sign that elected

Answering the "Tough" Questions
Questions and Observations - USA
If her opinion is that, "Roe should be overturned because abortion is, you know, icky," that doesn't give me any guidance on how she'll vote in Kelo, or Grutter

Perry to 'ceremonially' sign eminent domain legislation
Dallas Business Journal - Dallas,TX,USA
development. Legislators filed the bill in response to a controversial June US Supreme Court decision. In the case, Kelo vs. the

Why Bad Careers Happen to Good Justices
American Thinker - Berkeley,AZ,USA
A close look at his work demonstrates that nobody can. Consider, for example, Justice Thomas's dissent in Kelo v. New London.

Property ruling fuels concern
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
Still, North Carolina has not been immune from the firestorm of protest against the court's decision in the Connecticut case, Kelo v. New London.

Trumping a Supreme mistake
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
When it was decided in June, Kelo v. City of New London dealt a crushing blow to those who were hoping the US Supreme Court would reassert the Fifth

Our say: State should move to bar abuses of eminent domain
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
 And that's exactly what is going on in Maryland, and in many other states, after the high court's alarming 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, the

 McClintock stumps for governor's ballot initiatives
Red Bluff Daily News - Red Bluff,CA,USA
 sell it to another private owner. Once illegal, the law was overturned in Kelo v. city of New London. "One of the most fundamental

Government Playing with 'Corked Bat' in Stadium Game - National
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
 National Center. "As Justice Sandra Day O'Connor noted in her dissent to the Kelo decision, no one's home is safe. This twisted

Johnson Calls for Efforts Against Expanding Eminent Domain
HNN Huntingtonnews.net - WV, USA
 to help West Virginians stop the federal expansion of eminent domain as handed down by the US Supreme Court earlier this year in the now-famous "Kelo" case.

Don't Fear the Blight: Fear Montana State Laws
New West - Missoula,MT,USA
 dovetailed with a visit to Bozeman by Chip Mellor, president and counsel of the Institute of Justice, which represented the homeowners in Kelo v. New London

Don't let the government seize your home
Marshalltown Times Republican - Marshalltown,IA,USA
 Yes, according to a recent US Supreme Court ruling. In 1997 Susette Kelo purchased a home in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood of New London, Connecticut.

Restoring Property Rights After Kelo v. New London
Cato Institute - Washington,DC,USA
 Institute. The public outcry that followed the Supreme Court's decision last June in Kelo v. New London has been loud and sustained.

Bush returns top court to its roots
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
 That course of action actually backfired against liberals as well as conservatives in the Kelo v. City of New London decision, which allows municipalities to

Bush Betrays The Base: The GOP's Supreme Quag-Miers
American Daily - Stow,OH,USA
 Also on the list of decisions we would now expect pro-Constitution Supreme Court Justices to overturn is the Kelo decision, which recently gave local 

Distrust is bottom line of development protest
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
Susette Kelo fought to keep her home from eminent domain seizure in New London, Conn. By JUDY COLEMAN. This year's story about property

Living under the threat of Eminent Domain
MichNews.com - Troy,MI,USA
The nation remains outraged over the Supreme Court's Kelo Vs New London, CT decision, which ruled that local governments can evict homeowners and demolish 

Even trailer parks have legal foundations
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
The US Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Kelo v. New London - which sided with a plan by the city of New London, Conn., to take land by eminent domain for

Condemnation of eminent domain imperils valuable county tool
Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
 In the high court's 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., justices said governments can seize private property and give it to a developer to use it

GUEST VIEWPOINT: Supreme Court's Decision on Kelo Was Correct
Expansion Management - Cleveland,OH,USA
 that generate new jobs, investment and taxes. The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Kelo vs. New London leaves eminent domain in 

Imminent Domination
In These Times - Chicago,IL,USA
 In Kelo v. New London, the Court ruled five to four that local governments could use their power of eminent domain to take private property, including homes

Natural Justice, Eminent Domain, and Corporate Welfare
Acton Institute - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
 Judicial activism, however, took a new step on June 23, 2005, when the United States Supreme Court decided in Kelo v. City of New London to expand the

Kelo's New London and Katrina's New Orleans
Local Liberty Blog - Claremont,CA,USA
This essay has some interesting thoughts on Kelo and the rebuilding of New Orleans, but it's written by a third-year Yale law student and runs in several

The Powers of a Few, the Anger of the Many
Washington Post - United States
 One resident named Susette Kelo sued, claiming that the city had abused its powers of eminent domain by taking her property for the redevelopment project.

LaMalfa named co-chair of property rights group
Red Bluff Daily News - Red Bluff,CA,USA
 LaMalfa and McClintock are the sponsors of ACA 22 and SCA 15, a state Constitutional Amendment that would limit the use of Eminent Domain powers. The Kelo vs.

Attorneys from Kelo v. New London Address HLS Students
Record-Harvard Law School - Cambridge,MA,USA
Most people are well aware of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Kelo v. New London, but many have not been lucky enough to spend an evening with the

In practice, eminent domain ruling should not pose problems
Yale Daily News - USA
While the constitutional merits of the Kelo v. New London decision may be up for debate, the ruling's implications give no reason for concern.

Eminent domain debate still rages in Michigan
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
 Immediately, new legislation was introduced in Congress and in various legislatures in an attempt to get around the federal decision (Kelo vs.

OSU - The Lantern - Columbus,OH,USA
 on the use of eminent domain in Ohio in order to study the new powers granted by the Supreme Court to local governments in the landmark case Kelo v. New London

NYSBA Publishes Book on Eminent Domain Procedures
Empire Journal - Chestertown,NY,USA
The impact that eminent domain can have on a community was highlighted in the recent, much-publicized Kelo v. City of New London decision by the US Supreme

The Fallout from the Kelo Decision
RedState.org - Mclean,VA,USA
THE BEST KELO CASE YET.For those of you who felt that I was insufficiently outraged over the Kelo eminent domain decision, I've got just the story for you.

Law professor explains evolution of eminent domain
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
In their recent Kelo v. New London case, US Supreme Court justices decided 5-4 that if a project creates new jobs and increases taxes and other revenues and

Zimbabwe, Supreme Court and Kelo
Questions and Observations - USA
 But, thanks to the Supreme Court in Kelo v. New London, cities, in the absense of state legislation which would prevent it, can do precisely what Riviera Beach

COMMENTARY: Ripples of Kelo?
Desert Dispatch - Barstow,CA,USA
It seems like Kelo v. City of New London, Conn. Of course, this procedure is nothing new. Indeed, even the Supreme Court's Kelo ruling wasn't entirely novel.