Tomorrow I will be giving a lunchtime talk on eminent domain and the Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo v. New London at the University of Chicago Law School sponsored by the student chapter of the Federalist Society. As one might expect, I will be very critical of the use of eminent domain for economic development (including for its potential environmental effects). At the same time, I will explain why I think the Kelo decision was correct as a matter of constitutional law. (For a preview of the argument, see here and here.) Perhaps Ilya and I will have to debate this question at some point — especially since we agree on the need to curb the use of eminent domain by state and local governments.
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