Abstract
Little Pink House is a fast paced account by Jeff Benedict of the events surrounding the 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London. Along with tracking Benedict’s story line, this review also highlights some of the core legal and policy issues that are an important part of the story for law-trained readers. At the core of the tale is how Kelo and a handful of her neighbors challenged the New London Development Corporation’s (NLDC) use of eminent domain for the economic redevelopment of the Fort Trumbull neighborhood. A libertarian-inspired public interest law firm named the Institute for Justice (IJ) agreed to represent the beleaguered property owners.
Disciplines
Commercial Law | Constitutional Law | Consumer Protection Law | Environmental Law | Housing Law | Land Use Planning | Property Law and Real Estate
Date of this Version
January 2010
Recommended Citation
George Lefcoe, "Book Review: Jeff Benedict's "Little Pink House": The Back Story of the Kelo Case" (January 2010). University of Southern California Legal Studies Working Paper Series. Working Paper 49.
http://law.bepress.com/usclwps-lss/art49
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Commercial Law Commons, Constitutional Law Commons, Consumer Protection Law Commons, Environmental Law Commons, Housing Law Commons, Land Use Planning Commons, Property Law and Real Estate Commons
Comments
42 Connecticut Law Review 925 (2010)