The Eminent Domain Revolt [electronic resource] : Changing Perceptions in a New Constitutional Epoch

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryskamp, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eminent domain.

Eminent domain--United States.

Local Subjects:

Eminent domain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Publishing, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ryskamp provides an up-to-the-minute report on the law and politics of eminent domain after the Supreme Court's (in)famous Kelo v. New London decision of June of 2005. All the states are just beginning to debate reforming their eminent domain laws, and there is nothing whatsoever on the market which would give them a clue as to how to frame the debate. Legislators are bewildered as to how to proceed. In the famous Lindsey v. Normet Supreme Court case, 405 US 56 (1972), the Court found there was no right to housing, which is one of the reasons we are in the midst of this eminent domain controve

Contents:

Foreword; The Eminent Domain Revolt; Chapter 1. Individual Rights Before Kelo v. New London; Chapter 2. Kelo and Its Discontents; Chapter 3. The New Bill of Rights as Law; Chapter 4. The New Bill of Rights as Fact; Chapter 5. The Early Days of the New Bill of Rights; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-39818-7

0-87586-526-7

OCLC:

476115337