I second the idea of writing a paper on Kelo vs New London.
Pulling quotes from the SCOTUS arguments transcript, opinions and rounding out the report with a nice picture of the current vacant properties (screen-shot satellite view)
http://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/04-108.pdf
The other advantage is that while libs don’t always support private property rights, they hate “big pharma.”