Title The grasping hand : Kelo v. City of New London and the limits of eminent domain / Ilya Somin

Published Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2015 ©2015

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Contents The trouble in Fort Trumbull -- From public use to public purpose -- The perils of public purpose -- The Kelo decision -- The political backlash -- Why the backlash often fell short -- The judicial reaction -- Should blight and economic development takings be reformed or banned? Summary In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn 15 residential properties in order to transfer them to a new private owner. Although the Fifth Amendment only permits the taking of private property for 'public use, ' the Court ruled that the transfer of condemned land to private parties for 'economic development' is permitted by the Constitution even if the government cannot prove that the expected development will ever actually happen. The court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London empowered the grasping hand of the state at the expense of the invisible hand of the market. In this detailed study of one of the most controversial Supreme Court cases in modern times, Ilya Somin argues that Kelo was a grave error Notes "A Cato Institute book." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Kelo, Susette -- Trials, litigation, etc SUBJECT Kelo, Susette fast Subject Eminent domain -- United States -- Cases Zoning law -- United States -- Cases Land use -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases LAW -- Military. Eminent domain Land use -- Law and legislation Zoning law SUBJECT New London (Conn.) -- Trials, litigation, etc Subject Connecticut -- New London United States Genre/Form Trials, litigation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2014042602 ISBN 9780226256740 022625674X 9780226456829 022645682X

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