Evicted! Property Rights and Eminent Domain in America

by David Schultz

Book Overview

Evicted is a practical and critical look at the vulnerability of Americans' property rights to eminent domain abuse since the Supreme Court's 2005 Kelo decision.

The 2005 Supreme Court decision Kelo v. City of New London, which upheld the taking of an individual's home by local government for the sake of private development, unleashed a firestorm of controversy. The backlash against eminent domain cuts across...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313353441
• ISBN13: 9780313353444
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"