The Eminent Domain Revolt: Changing Perceptions in a New Constitutional Epoch

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Algora Publishing, 2007 - Počet stran: 269
A journalist and critic with a law degree, Ryskamp begins with the story of the women in New London, Connecticut who refused to give up her house to a pharmaceutical giant, as directed by her city government. He asks why she fought all the way to the US Supreme Court when no one thought she had a chance, why her loss sparked legislation in every st

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Chapter 1 Individual Rights Before Kelo v New London
11
Chapter 2 Kelo and Its Discontents
65
Chapter 3 The New Bill of Rights as Law
123
Chapter 4 The New Bill of Rights as Fact
167
Chapter 5 The Early Days of the New Bill of Rights
201
Conclusion
251
Bibliography
261
Index
265
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