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Eminent Domain

Black's Law Dictionary (11th ed. 2019) defines eminent domain as "The inherent power of a governmental entity to take privately owned property, esp. land, and convert it to public use, subject to reasonable compensation for the taking."

Eminent Domain (LII)
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The Civil Rights Implications of Eminent Domain Abuse : A Briefing before The United States Commission on Civil Rights Held in Washington, DC., 2014.
Call Number: Online through our catalog, scroll down record for link

Publication Date: 2014
State of Property Rights in America Ten Years after Kelo v. City of New London : Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Sess
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents Y 4.J 89/1:114-37

Publication Date: 2015

Connecticut - Eminent Domain

State of Property Rights in America Ten Years after Kelo v. City of New London : Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Sess
Call Number: Online and Federal Documents Y 4.J 89/1:114-37

Publication Date: 2015

Laws

See also individual municipal codes for town-specific laws.

Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) CHAPTER 835*EMINENT DOMAIN
Connecticut General Statutes include some history of acts and significant case law that impacts specific statutes.

Court Cases

FORT TRUMBULL CONSERVANCY, LLC v. CITY OF NEW LONDON ET AL. (SC 16661)

Kelo v. New London

Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469

Kelo v. New London - Oyez
Include opinions and audio of oral argument.
KELO V. NEW LONDON (04-108) 545 U.S. 469 (2005) 268 Conn. 1, 843 A. 2d 500, affirmed. (LII)
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Kelo v. City of New London, OLR 2005-R-0560
Call Number: Online through our catalog, scroll down record for link

Publication Date: 2005

Office of Legislative Research (OLR) report analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London 125 S. Ct. 2655 (June 23, 2005).

Federal - Eminent Domain

History Of The Federal Use Of Eminent Domain (DOJ)
Department of Justice (DOJ)

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