July 8, 2005
High-Court Ruling Supports Colleges' Powers to Lay Claim to Property
A ruling last month by the U.S. Supreme Court means that private colleges retain the power to acquire private property against the owners' will.
In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that state and city governments may use the power of eminent domain to claim property that will benefit a private entity.
The case before the justices dealt with a dispute between the city of New London, Conn., and nine homeowners who had sued to block it from taking their homes to make way
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