Eminent Domain Legislation Post-<i>Kelo</i>: A State of the States
November 2006
Citation:
36
ELR 10864
Issue
11
Editors' Summary: In Kelo v. City of New London, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the use of eminent domain for economic development is a permissible "public use" under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The decision proved controversial, as many feared that it would benefit large corporations at the expense of individual homeowners and local communities. Shortly thereafter, numerous states introduced legislation limiting the use of eminent domain. Below, Prof. Patricia Salkin surveys those state initiatives that have been signed into law following the Court's decision in Kelo.