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Constitutional Law Keyed to Choper
Kelo v. New London
Citation:
545 U.S. 469, 125 S.Ct. 2655, 162 L.Ed.2d 439 (2005).
ProfessorTodd Berman
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New London, a city in Connecticut, used its eminent domain authority to seize private property to sell to private developers. The city said developing the land would create jobs and increase tax revenues. Kelo and others whose property was seized sued New London in state court. The property owners argued the city violated the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause, which guaranteed that the government will not take private property for public use without just compensation. Specifically, Kelo and the other property owners argued taking private property to sell to private developers was not a public use.
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