KELO V. CITY OF NEW LONDON
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=000&invol=04-108
Supreme Court decision that affirmed the power of local governments to seize private property for public purposes. Officials of New London, Connecticut want to condemn properties in a neighborhood of modest homes to create a privately developed hotel/office complex to boost economic growth
