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January 28, 2005
SURPRISE! BUILD files brief with rest of Ratner coalition. ACORN stays on sidelines.
NoLandGrab: The Ratner arena coalition has filed a frend of the court brief in support of the New London Development Corporation in the US Supreme Court case of Kelo v. New London. Though Ratner's arena plans are promoted, the actual signers are:
- BUILD (Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development)
- Rev. Herbert Daughtry
- The New York City and Vicinity Carpenters Labor Management Corporation
This list contains the entire Ratner "community" coalition except for ACORN. The national fair-housing advocacy organization wouldn't be caught dead supporting eminent domain whose coercive powers inordinately affects lower-income neighborhoods.
Posted by lumi at January 28, 2005 8:45 AM