- N.Y.U. Law Review
- 27 November 2009
Preventing Real Takings for Imaginary Purposes: A Post-Kelo Public Use Proposal
William A. Curran - J.D. '09 New York University School of Law
By allowing the condemnation of private homes to make way for a “more attractive” private development, the U.S. Supreme Court in Kelo v. City of New London roused the fury of the libertarian legal academy and much of the public. In Kelo, the Court held that a plan for private economic… Read More »