Last Stand for Property-rights Activists?

A year after high court's key decision, New London, Conn., voted to evict homeowners.

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June 9, 2006, 1:00 PM PDT

"Seven longtime residents of the city's Fort Trumbull neighborhood took their battle to save their homes all the way to the US Supreme Court. Now, nearly a year after the high court upheld the city's eminent domain power in a controversial 5-to-4 decision, two families are still fighting eviction. Efforts to negotiate a compromise appear to have ended.

...On Monday, the New London City Council voted 5 to 2 to authorize the city attorney to obtain a court order to seize and demolish the homes of Susette Kelo and Michael Cristofaro."

FULL STORY: Last stand for property-rights activists

Thursday, June 8, 2006 in The Christian Science Monitor

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