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June 25, 2005
Supreme Court Decision Could Directly Impact Ratner Controversy
From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who has been a key swing vote on many cases before the court, issued a stinging dissent. She argued that cities should not have unlimited authority to uproot families, even if they are provided compensation, simply to accommodate wealthy developers.“Justice O’Connor is absolutely correct, and the Ratner project’s use of eminent domain is a poster child for what she describes,” said Daniel Goldstein, spokesperson for Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, a group opposing the Ratner project. “Today the Court has kept and reaffirmed the status quo, but in a severely split decision. The Court has made a federalist decision, which means it is now Albany’s responsibility to curb and restrict New York’s abusive eminent domain laws.”
Posted by amy at June 25, 2005 12:01 AM