Saturday, June 25, 2005

Plaintiff attorney Scott Bullock answers questions about Kelo

Plaintiff attorney Scott Bullock answers the questions.Here's one:
Reason: How is this going to affect lower court decisions in other eminent domain cases, such as the Michigan Supreme Court's reversal of the Poletown decision last year?

SB: What's important to point out is that even the majority admitted that state courts are free to interpret their own provisions in a manner that's more protective of property rights. Thankfully, every state Constitution has prohibitions against private takings and a requirement that takings be for public use. And, only six states have held that economic development condemnations are Constitutional. Nine have held that they are not. And most states have not addressed it.
You'll want to read the whole interview.Reason