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The Green Costs Of Kelo: Economic Development Takings And Environmental Protection, Jonathan H. Adler
The Green Costs Of Kelo: Economic Development Takings And Environmental Protection, Jonathan H. Adler
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This Article is the first academic paper to systematically consider the environmental impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London and of economic development condemnations more generally. Kelo upheld economic development takings - condemnations that transfer property from one private owner to another solely on the ground that doing so might improve the local economy or increase tax revenue. The decision stands in sharp contrast to the Michigan Supreme Court's ruling in County of Wayne v. Hathcock, which forbade the use of eminent domain for economic development.
Part I briefly explains the rationales of the …