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Georgetown University Law Center

2005

Eminent domain

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Brief Of The American Planning Association Et Al. As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondents, Kelo V. New London, No. 04-108 (U.S. Jan. 21, 2005), John D. Echeverria Jan 2005

Brief Of The American Planning Association Et Al. As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondents, Kelo V. New London, No. 04-108 (U.S. Jan. 21, 2005), John D. Echeverria

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

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Brief Of The National League Of Cities Et Al. As Amici Curiae Supporting Respondents, Kelo V. New London, No. 04-108 (U.S. Jan. 21, 2005), J. Peter Byrne Jan 2005

Brief Of The National League Of Cities Et Al. As Amici Curiae Supporting Respondents, Kelo V. New London, No. 04-108 (U.S. Jan. 21, 2005), J. Peter Byrne

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs

No abstract provided.


Condemnation Of Low Income Residential Communities Under The Takings Clause, J. Peter Byrne Jan 2005

Condemnation Of Low Income Residential Communities Under The Takings Clause, J. Peter Byrne

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In Part 1 of this paper, I describe the evolution of interpretation of the "public use" clause that authorizes the use of eminent domain for urban redevelopment. In Part 2, I chart the effort to narrow the scope of public use in order to eliminate or police redevelopment by condemnation. In this part, I present and analyze the arguments for such reinterpretation and the new rules suggested for how public use should be understood. I also sketch the changing economic and political situation of cities that lead them to take this activist approach to positive economic planning. I conclude that …