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The sad story of Kelo v. The City of New London keeps dragging on, adding coda to epilogue, epilogue to coda. Recently, Jeff Benedict, the author of Little Pink House, gave a talk attended by both Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Richard N. Palmer and Suzette Kelo. Afterwards, chatting with Ms. Kelo, Benedict was approached by […]
Paul Jacob on the latest wrinkle in eminent domain litigation.
Paul Jacob asks, will the Kelo eminent domain decision finally die?
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“You do have a problem with a President demanding the federal government go ahead and seize private land and then promising to pardon those who seized the land,” challenged Joe Walsh, the former Illinois congressman running in the Republican Party primaries against Donald Trump. “Don’t you?” Matt Welch, writing in the LA Times, quoted this […]
In the 15 states where voters have enacted term limits for their state representatives and senators, those politicians — along with the lobbyists and heads of powerful interests seeking the favor of those politicians — constantly complain that the limits are a big problem. I know they’re right. In fact, that’s why I like term […]
In a cruel twist of fate, Connecticut is nicknamed “The Constitution State.” This small slice of New England, once known as the “Land of Steady Habits,” is these days most famous for its abuse of the property rights — thus abridging the constitutional rights — of its inhabitants. A decade ago, local government officials thought […]
Ah, Connecticut! The state in which eminent domain became eminently crazy, in the infamous Kelo case. In that case they targeted private homes to put in . . . a vacant lot? Now bus routes are target. Click on over to Townhall, for the meat of the story. Come back here for some background, why […]
In late April, the Institute for Justice won a smashing judicial victory on behalf of the Community Youth Athletic Center, a boxing gym and haven for local kids, as well as for other property owners in the neighborhood. They hope it’s a knockout blow. The California Superior Court ruled that National City had no warrant […]
If real-estate magnate/pink-slip impresario Donald Trump can’t comb over his hair plausibly, how does he expect to convincingly coif his wheeler-dealer track record? Over the past several months, Trump has been making disturbing noises about pursuing the GOP presidential nomination. Perhaps those encouraging him want the Republicans to remain almost as unpalatable to freedom-loving folk […]