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Saturday, March 01, 2008


The state of reforms

In the wake of the 2005 Kelo v. City of New London decision, 42 states have passed some kind of eminent domain reform that limits municipalities from taking land and handing it over to private developers.

In addition to the eight states that have done nothing, the Institute for Justice says many others have passed only weak reforms, leaving substantial loopholes.

Here’s the state-by-state rundown:

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