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      "id": 341277,
      "date": "2005-07-11",
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      "title": "Condemnation of Private Property for Economic Development: Kelo v. City of New London",
      "summary": "In Kelo v. City of New London, decided June 23, 2005, the Supreme Court held 5-4 that the city\u2019s condemnation of private property, to implement its area redevelopment plan aimed at invigorating a depressed economy, was a \u201cpublic use\u201d satisfying the U.S. Constitution\u2014even though the property might be turned over to private developers. The majority opinion was grounded on a century of Supreme Court decisions holding that \u201cpublic use\u201d must be read broadly to mean \u201cfor a public purpose.\u201d The dissenters, however, argued that even a broad reading of \u201cpublic use\u201d does not extend to private-to-private transfers solely to improve the tax base and create jobs. Congress is now considering several options for responding to the Kelo decision.",
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