The Limits of Backlash

Ilya Somin

Chapter 7 in Property Rights, 2010, pp 101-148 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo v. City of New London generated a massive political backlash from across the political spectrum (545 U.S. 469 [2005]). Kelo’s holding that the Public Use Clause allows the taking of private property for transfer to new private owners for the purpose of promoting “economic development” was denounced by many on both the right and the left. Over forty states have enacted post-Kelo reform legislation to curb eminent domain.1 The Kelo backlash probably resulted in more new state legislation than any other Supreme Court decision in history.2

Keywords: Private Property; Property Owner; State Legislature; Supreme Court Decision; Question Wording (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230107793_7

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