New at Reason: Damon Root on How Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour Sabotaged Eminent Domain Reform

May 11, 2009

In the wake of the Supreme Court's controversial decision in Kelo v. City of New London, writes Associate Editor Damon W. Root, 43 states passed laws protecting private property against Kelo-style eminent domain abuse. Mississippi is not one of those states.

So why did Republican Gov. Haley Barbour recently veto a bipartisan bill that would have secured property rights, and then introduce a bill of his own that undermines them even further?

Read all about it here.