Three Supreme Court Justices Signal Willingness to Reconsider Kelo v. City of New London

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Although the Fifth Amendment states the the government may only take private property for "public use," a narrow 5-4 Supreme Court majority built on earlier precedents to rule that virtually any potential public benefit qualifies, and therefore upheld the taking of multiple homes in order to transfer them to a new private owner who was expected to promote "economic development.

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