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The Grasping Hand. Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain.
Ilya Somin
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Hardcover. The Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn fifteen residential properties in the Fort Trumbull area and transfer them to a new private owner. This book offers an analysis of the case alongside a history of the meaning of public use and the use of eminent domain and an evaluation of options for reform. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones, 1 line drawing, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; LNS; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 757.
On June 23, 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn fifteen residential properties in the Fort Trumbull area and transfer them to a new private owner. The use of eminent domain to take private property for public works is generally considered a permissible "public use" under the Fifth Amendment. In New London, however, the land was condemned to promote private "economic development." Ilya Somin argues that Kelo represents a serious - and dangerous-error. Not only are economic development and closely related blight condemnations unconstitutional under most theories of legal interpretation, they also tend ... Read more
On June 23, 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn fifteen residential properties in the Fort Trumbull area and transfer them to a new private owner. The use of eminent domain to take private property for public works is generally considered a permissible "public use" under the Fifth Amendment. In New London, however, the land was condemned to promote private "economic development." Ilya Somin argues that Kelo represents a serious - and dangerous-error. Not only are economic development and closely related blight condemnations unconstitutional under most theories of legal interpretation, they also tend ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226256603
SKU
V9780226256603
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About Ilya Somin
Ilya Somin is professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law. He is the author of Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter and writes regularly for the popular Volokh Conspiracy blog.
Reviews for The Grasping Hand. Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain.
"Somin's thorough rebuttal of the constitutional reasoning and philosophical implications of the Supreme Court's Kelo decision demonstrates why that ruling was a constructive disaster: It was so dreadful it has provoked robust defenses of the role of private property in sustaining Americans' liberty." (George F. Will)