De-eminence

Matt Welch | July 29, 2005

According to this good round-up of Kelo fallout nationwide, since the June 23 Supreme Court decision, "at least 27 states are looking at further restrictions" on eminent domain. Even the Constitution State!

Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell asked cities and counties to forestall condemnation for private development until state legislators reconsider how and when to use eminent domain.

"It's the 21st-century equivalent of the Boston Tea Party," says Rell.