New! Kelo v. City of New London Special Pamphlet
The 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London was a landmark case where the Court found that economic revitalization was a sufficient “public purpose” to justify the taking of a single family home under local eminent domain statutes. The decision set off a firestorm of criticism leading to enacted or pending legislation in two-thirds of the states to establish a more strict public purpose test to avoid results such as that in Kelo.
LexisNexis is pleased to provide “Current Critical Issues in Real Estate Law: Public Use and Public Purpose After Kelo v. City of New London.” This special pamphlet provides eminent domain practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the issues and keeps readers up-to-date with all the recent developments. Written by Kudo Professor of Law David L. Callies, the pamphlet includes coverage of:
• The law both before and after Kelo;
• The statutory and constitutional provisions enacted to limit eminent domain power in the wake of Kelo;
• Recent ballot measures in several states; and
• Significant recent court decisions that both follow Kelo and are contra to Kelo.
Detailed appendices are also included which list relevant cases by jurisdiction or rule or proposition of law as well as applicable secondary sources.
For an informative discussion of Kelo by the author of this pamphlet, listen to the Weekly Wrapup Podcast for April 3, 2008.
The initial release of this special Kelo pamphlet was included with the first 2008 releases of Publication No. 243, CONDEMNATION PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES–FORMS, and Publication No. 460, NICHOLS ON EMINENT DOMAIN®. It is also available for separate purchase.
To order “Current Critical Issues in Real Estate Law: Public Use and Public Purpose After Kelo v. City of New London,” ISBN 9781422424452, please contact our Sales Group at 1-800-223-1940 or visit the LexisNexis Bookstore at http://bookstore.lexis.com/bookstore/product/71041t.html.