The Institute for Justice has reaction to Columbia University's victory in the New York Court of Appeals on an eminent domain case:
The New York opinion comes only one day after the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Kelo v. City of New London. That opinion—which allowed the government to condemn homes in the name of "economic development"—spurred a national backlash, leading to legislative changes and court decisions providing property owners with greater protection in 43 states. Political and judicial leaders in New York, however, have refused to reform their eminent domain laws, which are among the worst in the nation.
