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February 1, 2008

Eminent domain appeal rejected by appellate court

Atlantic Yards Report

AYR reports the breaking news that the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the appeal brought by home and business owners and tenants in the footprint of Bruce Ratner's planned Atlantic Yards project:

Breaking: here's a summary and link to the opinion in Goldstein v. Pataki. Forest City Ratner expressed satisfaction. Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, organizer of the case, said the plaintiffs intended to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, though the court takes only a fraction of the cases presented.

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Posted by eric at February 1, 2008 2:58 PM