Eminent Domain is Alive and Well

UPI reports:

Nearly five years ago, the Supreme Court sanctioned the use of eminent domain—the government's power to condemn property—for economic rather than public purposes. Many viewed the case of Kelo v. City of New London as a watershed in the historic struggle between private property rights and public need.

In the backlash that followed the decision, 43 states passed laws limiting the use of eminent domain. Thousands of families continue to lose their homes every year, though most were lost to public works projects rather economic development projects like the one in New London.