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  • Outside view: A question of eminent domain

    04/02/2002 8:31:53 AM PST · by Constitutionalist Conservative · 6 replies · 437+ views
    United Press International ^ | 04/01/2002 | Pat Taylor
    WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- A small landowner who claims his city government illegally took away his private property is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide if it is legal for the government to use its power of eminent domain to condemn a piece of private property, then transfer the property to another private property owner for development purposes. The court is scheduled to decide on April 12 if it will accept the case for review. According to a supplemental brief filed March 25 on behalf of the landowner, state and local courts need guidance from the highest court...