Eminent Domain Still On the Rocks For Seaside Town

Mikaela says:
New York Times today has a great article on where things stand in the town that precipitated the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding the right of local governments to seize private property by eminent domain for private economic development.

It appears that all the hoopla surrounding the court case has called attention to the injustice of taking from the poor to give to the rich.

Development has stalled, and many served with eviction notices are going about their lives in defiance -- even putting money into re-roofing!

Sandra Day O'Connor's parting gift of a hearty and robust dissent opinion to the 5-4 ruling has spawned a flurry of state law-making around the use of eminent domain. At least she's making us stop and think about the legitimate use of this formidable power, especially in the light of the atrocities committed in its name in the years of urban renewal. Will the new conservative court be able to do the same?