Justices Take Eminent-Domain Case

 

 

By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY

Sept 28, 2004

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will decide

whether cities can seize a person's property and transfer it to private

developers whose projects could boost an ailing local economy.

The appeal from seven property owners in New London, Conn., who are trying to keep their homes in the face of an economic revitalization effort along the Thames River, was one of eight cases the court added for the annual term that begins Monday. The justices have 49 cases scheduled for arguments and will add about 30 more as the term unfolds over the next nine months.

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