Comments on: Pfizer Abandons Site Condemned In Infamous Kelo v. New London Case

By: Pfizer Abandons Property It Stole From Kelo

Pfizer Abandons Property It Stole From Kelo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:18:19 +0000

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By: Remember New London! | Artvoice Daily

Remember New London! | Artvoice Daily — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:20:13 +0000

[...] New London, Connecticut? In 2005, the struggling city won a Supreme Court case to bulldoze the homes of many residents, citing eminent domain, to make way for a huge expansion for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. The city threw [...]

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:10:54 +0000

I'm a little more optimistic that Kelo will be overruled sooner rather than later. Only four of the five remain on the court today, and these kind of practical consequences can be used to appeal to Justice Breyer. I don't know Justice Sotomayor's position, but given the broad, bipartisan consensus that Kelo was misbegotten and wrongly-decided, I am hopeful that she has a dispute with it, too. I think the feeling that a mistake was made may be strong enough to attract a cert grant even absent a circuit split, and a well-framed case could expurge Kelo swiftly.