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June 24, 2008
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal By Atlantic Yards Opponents
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The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an appeal from tenants and property owners who face eviction to make room for the Atlantic Yards development.
The group Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn had hoped to stop the skyscrapers and new arena for the Nets from moving forward, arguing that the use of eminent domain was unconstitutional.
They say the government's power to take the property is in violation because the project benefits the developer more so than the public. But the justices did not agree.
...Community members say they will now file an action in state court to make their case.
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Posted by eric at June 24, 2008 2:38 PM