Justice Scalia's Unpublished Dissent in Kelo v. City of New London Its existence was revealed when Justice John Paul Stevens' papers were made public earlier this week. Reason · May 5, 2023
What I Hope to Learn from Justice Stevens' Papers on Kelo v. City of New London The author of one of the Supreme Court's most widely hated rulings left us extensive files on the case, which have just been made public. They could help shed light on key unanswered questions about. Reason · May 3, 2023
North Carolina Using Eminent Domain To Seize Homes and a Church for Electric Car Factory Under the Kelo v. New London Supreme Court decision, a state can take private land to give to a private developer for almost any reason it wants. Reason · Mar 13, 2023
New York's Ultra-Broad Definition of "Blight" Continues to Enable Eminent Domain Abuse In this case, it enables the state to declare the area around Penn Station in New York City "blighted" and thereby authorize the use of eminent domain to take property for transfer to private interests. Reason · Dec 30, 2022
Do the Supreme Court's Low Approval Ratings Show it is Undergoing a "Legitimacy Crisis"? The Court's popularity has indeed fallen. But its relatively low approval ratings are neither unprecedented, nor worse than those of the other branches of government. Reason · Sep 12, 2022
Reversing Roe v. Wade Wouldn't be the First Time the Supreme Court Gutted Precedents that Protect Individual Rights - Far From it That fact doesn't necessarily justify overruling Roe. Depending on how it's viewed, the history of such reversals may even counsel against further such moves. Reason · May 6, 2022