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Bulldozed : "Kelo," eminent domain, and the American lust for land by Kelo, Susette;Main, Carla T is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Eminent domain entered the awareness of many Americans with the recent U.S. Supreme Court case Kelo v. New London. Across the political spectrum, people were outraged when the Court majority said that a local government may transfer property from one private party to another under the "public use" clause of the Constitution, for the sake of "economic development. Carla T. Mainwho in the past, as a lawyer, has represented the condemning authorities in eminent domain casesexamines how property rights in America have come to be so weak, tracing the history of eminent domain from the Revolutiona.;Introduction; PART 1 A GLEAM I N FREEPORT'S EYE; CHAPTER 1 THE FISH HOUSE; CHAPTER 2 THE MYSTERY FAX; CHAPTER 3 APRIL FOOLS; CHAPTER 4 ON THE RIVER; PART II THE LUST FOR LAND; CHAPTER 5 MADISON'S BEEF, WEBSTER'S SHOWDOWN; CHAPTER 6 BLIGHT, BEAUTY, BOUNTY; CHAPTER 7 KELO; CHAPTER 8 THE KELO BACKLASH; CHAPTER 9 DEMOCRACY, FREEPORT STYLE; CHAPTER 10 MISERY LOVES COMPANY; CHAPTER 11 TEARING THE TOWN IN TWO; EPILOGUE; ACKNOLEDGMENTS; NOTES; INDEX.

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Author

Kelo, Susette;Main, Carla T

Publisher

Encounter Books

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594032899

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Law, Political Science, Government & Politics

Rating

3.78 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14