An impressive new movie dramatizes the story behind the famous Supreme Court case about whether it is permissible for the government to condemn homes in order to promote private "economic development."
The state court ruling also concluded the taking violates the state constitution because it is for a forbidden "private use," rather than a public one.
This could result in a ruling overturning a terrible 1985 decision that makes it very difficult to bring takings cases in federal court.
A federal court correctly rejects a dubious takings claim by Philadelphia cab companies.
The city's goal is to curb "unconscious bias." But the policy is based on dangerous premises, and is likely to harm tenants more than it benefits them.
