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- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Feminist Judgments Series
- Advisory Panel for Feminist Judgments Series
- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Advisory Panel for Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Cover Art
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Allocation of Rights
- Part III Patents, Publicity Rights, and Trademarks
- Part IV Condemnation and Adverse Possession
- 9 Commentary on Kelo v. City of New London
- 10 Commentary on Tate v. Water Works & Sewer Board of City of Oxford
- Part V Gifts and Future Interests
- Part VI Tenancy in Common, Joint Tenancy, and Tenancy by the Entirety
- Part VII Exclusionary Zoning
- Part VIII Evictions
- Part IX Landlord–Tenant Premises Liability
- Index
9 - Commentary on Kelo v. City of New London
from Part IV - Condemnation and Adverse Possession
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2021
- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Feminist Judgments Series
- Advisory Panel for Feminist Judgments Series
- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Advisory Panel for Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Cover Art
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Allocation of Rights
- Part III Patents, Publicity Rights, and Trademarks
- Part IV Condemnation and Adverse Possession
- 9 Commentary on Kelo v. City of New London
- 10 Commentary on Tate v. Water Works & Sewer Board of City of Oxford
- Part V Gifts and Future Interests
- Part VI Tenancy in Common, Joint Tenancy, and Tenancy by the Entirety
- Part VII Exclusionary Zoning
- Part VIII Evictions
- Part IX Landlord–Tenant Premises Liability
- Index
Summary
In Kelo v. City of New London, a narrowly divided United States Supreme Court sustained as constitutional the condemnation of fifteen homes to further an economic development scheme.1 One of the most unpopular decisions in Supreme Court history, Kelo provoked public outrage across the political spectrum.2 The breadth and magnitude of this furor caught many by surprise, including Justice John Paul Stevens, who wrote the majority opinion.3
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- Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions , pp. 179 - 197Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021