Constitutional Law
Jun. 25, 2005
Takings to Help Developers Are Legal, Justices Decide
WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a struggling Connecticut municipality can seize property in a working-class neighborhood and give it to private developers for an economic revitalization project designed to reverse the city's fortunes.




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