50 State Report Card - The Castle Coalition

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50state 50state report cardreport cardTracking Eminent DomainReform Legislation since KeloTracking Eminent DomainAbuse Legislation since KeloIn the two years since the U.S.Supreme Court’s now-infamous decision in Kelov. City of New London, 42 states have passednew laws aimed at curbing the abuse of eminentdomain for private use.
50statereport cardCastle CoalitionGiven that significant reform on most issuestakes years to accomplish, the horrible stateof most eminent domain laws, and that thedefenders of eminent domain abuse—cities,developers and planners—have flexed theirconsiderable political muscle to preserve thestatus quo, this is a remarkable and historicresponse to the most reviled Supreme Courtdecision of our time.2Of course, more work remains tobe done, in both state legislatures andCongress, to protect homes, businesses,churches, and farms. Indeed, because somestates have not passed reforms, and becausemany reforms are incomplete, it is importantto take a step back and evaluate the workthat has been done and is left to do. Somestates have passed model reforms that canserve as an example for others. Some statesenacted nominal reform—possibly becauseof haste, oversight, or compromise—andneed to know what is left to fix. And finally,there are those states that have failed to actaltogether, leaving home, farm, and businessowners threatened by Kelo-type takings andbeyond.
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