By Bill Mears CNN Washington Bureau
Government's authority to condemn land for public use traditionally has been used to eliminate slums or build highways, schools and other public works.
But Tuesday's 5-4 ruling found that local officials can use their "eminent domain" power to condemn homes in a working-class neighborhood for private development in hopes of boosting tax revenue and improving the local economy.
http://articles.cnn.com/2005-06-24/justice/scotus.property_1_eminent-domain-tax-revenue-susette-kelo?_s=PM:LAW
