The Anti-Kelo Wave

OpinionJournal - Hot Topic: Voters are taking up the Supreme Court's challenge.

The property-rights backlash, which is the direct result of last year's misguided and deeply unpopular Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London. A narrow Court majority decided that the Constitution's "takings" clause somehow allowed the government to seize private property not merely for "public use" but also on behalf of other private interests.

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The 11 states where anti-Kelo property-rights initiatives will be on the ballot Tuesday. Louisiana voters approved a constitutional amendment Sept. 30.

Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Michigan
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
South Carolina

Source: Castlecoalition.org