Eminent Domain – Full Video

In 2005, the US Supreme Court took on the most important property rights case in the history of our country. The Kelo case pitted homeowners in New London, CT against city officials who wanted to use the power of eminent domain to redevelop the area in the hope of creating jobs and increasing tax revenues. The homeowners resisted, arguing that eminent domain power should only be used for public projects like roads and schools. Ultimately, however, the Court upheld the city’s right to turn over the homeowners’ property to private land developers.

Since that ruling, the use of eminent domain to transfer property from one private owner to another private owner has increased dramatically. The controversial Kelo v. New London decision sparked a nation-wide debate about the importance of property rights that continues today.

Eminent Domain tells the real-life stories of three Americans fighting to prevent their property from being taken in the name of redevelopment.

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Subject Areas:

■ Business
■ Civics
■ Economics
■ Family & Consumer Science
■ Government
■ Language Arts
■ U.S. History
■ World History

Topics:
■ Property Rights
■ Supreme Court
■ U.S. Constitution/Bill of Rights

Awards:
★ EMPixx Award Winner
★ ALA Award Winner
★ Telly Award Winner

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
4:58 Case Study #1 Arcadia, California
7:27 Case Study #2 Riveria Beach, Florida
9:02 Case Study #3 Supreme Court Case
13:53 What do you think?
15:15 Discussion Question