Zoning, Planning and Use
Jul. 6, 2006
Eminent Domain Gets Twisted: Can Hercules Evict Wal-Mart?
SAN FRANCISCO - Poor old Mrs. Jones. Kicked to the curb so developers could bulldoze her lifelong home for a shopping mall.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Poor old Mrs. Jones. Kicked to the curb so developers could bulldoze her lifelong home for a shopping mall.
So goes the usual, sad saw of eminent domain, especially since last year's U.S. Supreme Court blockbuster Kelo v. New London, 125 S.Ct. 2655 (2005). The decision has given governments more power to take over small-business and res...
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