public use. not a transfer to another private citizen - kelo read the case.
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/545/469/
I’ve read the case. Taught it in class actually. Personally I would’ve decided with the minority. Not a valid public use. But I also view it as an “inside baseball” legal matter. The alternative viewpoint is that it’s up to local officials to decide what a valid public use is, not nine judges in Washington. I can live with that.