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February 2, 2008
Rejected again! Ratner wins yet another big court case
The Brooklyn Paper
Gersh Kuntzman
Project opponents argued last fall that a publicly financed basketball arena that will largely benefit a private developer was not the kind of “public benefit” required under eminent domain law.But this week, the appeals panel declined to weigh in on that specific argument.
“Federal judges may not intervene in such matters simply on the basis of our sympathies,” the court wrote. “Just as eminent domain has its costs, it has its benefits.”
Posted by amy at February 2, 2008 12:38 PM