The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
By visiting this web page, you have actually done the appropriate staring point. This is your begin to choose guide The Grasping Hand: "Kelo V. City Of New London" And The Limits Of Eminent Domain, By Ilya Somin that you desire. There are bunches of referred e-books to read. When you would like to obtain this The Grasping Hand: "Kelo V. City Of New London" And The Limits Of Eminent Domain, By Ilya Somin as your e-book reading, you can click the link web page to download and install The Grasping Hand: "Kelo V. City Of New London" And The Limits Of Eminent Domain, By Ilya Somin In couple of time, you have owned your referred publications as yours.
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
Download Ebook PDF The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn fifteen residential properties in order to transfer them to a new private owner. Although the Fifth Amendment only permits the taking of private property for "public use," the Court ruled that the transfer of condemned land to private parties for "economic development" is permitted by the Constitution - even if the government cannot prove that the expected development will ever actually happen. The Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London empowered the grasping hand of the state at the expense of the invisible hand of the market. In this detailed study of one of the most controversial Supreme Court cases in modern times, Ilya Somin argues that Kelo was a grave error. Economic development and "blight" condemnations are unconstitutional under both originalist and most "living constitution" theories of legal interpretation. They also victimize the poor and the politically weak for the benefit of powerful interest groups, and often destroy more economic value than they create. Kelo itself exemplifies these patterns. The residents targeted for condemnation lacked the influence needed to combat the formidable government and corporate interests arrayed against them. Moreover, the city's poorly conceived development plan ultimately failed: the condemned land lies empty to this day, occupied only by feral cats. The Supreme Court's unpopular ruling triggered an unprecedented political reaction, with forty-five states passing new laws intended to limit the use of eminent domain. But many of the new laws impose few or no genuine constraints on takings. The Kelo backlash led to significant progress, but not nearly as much as it may have seemed. Despite its outcome, the closely divided 5-4 ruling shattered what many believed to be a consensus that virtually any condemnation qualifies as a public use under the Fifth Amendment. It also showed that there is widespread public opposition to eminent domain abuse. With controversy over takings sure to continue, The Grasping Hand offers the first book-length analysis of Kelo by a legal scholar, alongside a broader history of the dispute over public use and eminent domain, and an evaluation of options for reform.
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin - Amazon Sales Rank: #460254 in Books
- Brand: Somin, Ilya
- Published on: 2015-05-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.20" w x 6.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 336 pages
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin Review "Somin's thorough rebuttal of the constitutional reasoning and philosophical implications of the Supreme Court's Kelo decision demonstrates why that ruling was a constructive disaster: It was so dreadful it has provoked robust defenses of the role of private property in sustaining Americans' liberty." (George F. Will, journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner)“By dint of his uncommon thoroughness, Ilya Somin has become the leading and most persuasive critic of the Supreme Court’s ill-fated 2005 Kelo decision. His close examination of the case’s factual backdrop offers chilling confirmation of his central thesis: weak constitutional protection of property rights opens the door to political intrigue that exacts its greatest toll on the poor and vulnerable in society. Somin’s gripping account of the Grasping Hand confirms your worst fears about big government.”(Richard A. Epstein, NYU School of Law, author of Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain) "Mr. Somin… provides a fine tour of the case and of the intellectual history of eminent-domain law. More important, he provides a framework for thinking about the future of eminent domain and private property… Somin has written an important book that maps the road ahead for those who believe that individual freedom cannot be separated from the protection of private property."(Edward Glaeser, Harvard University, Wall Street Journal) “The Grasping Hand is likely to be the definitive analysis of the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in the Kelo case. But Somin attends to much more than that. He sets out the political and doctrinal history that led up to Kelo and critiques the legislative and judicial developments provoked by the reaction to it. Somin has long been a champion of strong property rights. What he has to say will be of value to those who share that commitment and perhaps even more to those who don’t.” (James E. Krier, University of Michigan Law School)"Ilya Somin is one of the world's leading scholars on property rights...[and] his legal analysis of... eminent domain and the Kelo decision is extremely thorough and insightful. But The Grasping Hand has something more than just solid legal history and reasoning..... [U]nlike virtually all other scholarly works on eminent domain, [it] compellingly communicates the human... cost of governments teaming up with private interests to take the homes, small businesses, and other property of Americans." (Dana Berliner & Scott Bullock, co-counsel for the homeowners in Kelo v. City of New London)"For anyone interested in the Kelo case, I recommend Somin’s book. It is the first book-length discussion of the Kelo appellate proceedings by a legal scholar. It is also by far the most exhaustively researched history of the public use doctrine in the state and federal courts before and since Kelo. While I do not share his opposition to the Kelo decision, I welcome his good scholarship on the subject." (Wesley Horton, counsel for the City of New London in the US Supreme Court phase of the Kelo case)"In this carefully researched and convincingly argued volume, Ilya Somin provides a powerful critique of the Supreme Court’s “public use” jurisprudence and the controversial Kelo decision. He also gives careful attention to the hostile public reaction to the ruling, and points out that much of the post-Kelo reform legislation is inadequate to prevent future eminent domain abuse. This insightful book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in the place of property rights in constitutional law."(James W. Ely, Jr., Vanderbilt Law School, author of The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights)"[A] key contribution to the literature on property rights. I dare say that this is the most important book on eminent domain since Richard Eptsein’s classic, Takings... [Somin's] voice is the voice of reason, precisely the kind of scholarship that is sorely needed in our polarized society. And this book is, today, the leading authority on Kelo."(Fernando Teson, Florida State University College of Law)"It's a book that is both scholarly and readable, and filled with details, history, and perspective. You can't do better than this."-(Robert H. Thomas, Owners Counsel of America, Chair, American Bar Association Committee on Eminent Domain)"The book provides a very well-written review of the background of the case, a close legal analysis of the relevant case law leading up to it, a detailed review of the legislative and judicial responses to the decision, and a discussion of possible safeguards against excessive use of eminent domain.... The book clearly advances a particular view of the case—namely, that it was decided in error—but it nevertheless provides a thorough and evenhanded review of the various perspectives on the public use issue."-(Thomas Miceli, Public Choice, author of The Economic Theory of Eminent Domain: Private Property, Public Use)"The Grasping Hand.... is an excellent read and the definitive treatment of eminent domain and the Kelo case. As you might expect, Somin discusses the legal issues with aplomb. So much so that the book is endorsed by both of Kelo’s opposing counsel! In addition to the law and economics, Somin offers what for me was an eye-opening investigation of the history behind many of the major cases."-Alex Tabarrok, George Mason University, Marginal Revolution"Ilya Somin has now written what is likely to be the definitive legal analysis of Kelo, its aftermath, and its future prospects....The Grasping Hand is excellent at laying out the political and doctrinal developments that led up to Kelo and at canvassing the backlash and legislative response to it."-(Justin Torres, Weekly Standard)"I strongly recommend this book for its sharp legal, economic, and historical analysis of the eminent domain debate"-(George Leef, Forbes)
About the Author Ilya Somin is professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law. He is the author of Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter. Somin's work has appeared in numerous academic and popular publications, including the Yale Law Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. He writes regularly for the popular Volokh Conspiracy blog, affiliated with the Washington Post.
Where to Download The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
Most helpful customer reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Kelo and Eminent Domain – The Grasping Hand and its dangers By Mike Mertens This is an extremely engaging and well-written work on the Kelo Decision and Eminent Domain. Ilya Somin has done a great job of explaining the Kelo decision – the specifics of the case, how we got to a point where this decision could happen, and how we can better understand the aftermath.Somin begins by giving the history and background of the Kelo v City of New London case. His second chapter shows how the “public use” clause got expanded to public purpose. He covers the history of the “public use” clause from the Founding Era, through the changes with the Fourteenth Amendment and into the Progressive Era (culminating in the Berman and Midkiff cases). This is one of the best chapters in the book and, in my mind, this chapter alone is worth the price of the book.In the chapter on the “Perils of Public Purpose”, we learn a lot of about the unexpected impacts of condemnations and blight takings. While these often sound reasonable, the impacts are often quite different than one would expect. Here is an important passage: “over the years, the concept of ‘blight’ has been expanded so far that, in many states, almost any area can be declared blighted and thereby open to condemnation.”He then discusses the Kelo decision itself and its aftermath. Here are just a few of the things you will learn:• The erroneous analysis by a Supreme Court justice (admitted by the justice himself)• The Political backlash and why its success was not as great as it first seemed• The role of Rational Ignorance – “The majority cannot defeat the ‘sinister views’ of a well organized minority, if the majority does not know what is going on.”• The danger of judicial deference (to legislatures) and the importance of judicial review and judicial engagement• Detailed analysis of several ideas on how to limit eminent domain abuseSomin concludes with some key lessons from the Kelo case and its aftermath. He notes some reasons for optimism and closes the book as follows:“Kelo was far from the end of the struggle to confine the grasping hand to its proper, strictly limited, place. But by shattering the dominance of a misguided orthodoxy, it achieved a breakthrough that may in time be remembered as the end of the beginning.”I highly recommend this important work for understanding the Kelo decision, Eminent Domain, the Perils of Public Purpose. For those of us who understand the importance of property rights to individual freedom, this book is indispensible in showing the dangers of “The Grasping Hand.”
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. and human problems that occur when governments have the authority to take property from one person and give it to another on the By George C. Leef Professor Somin's book is THE book to read if you want to understand the legal, economic, and human problems that occur when governments have the authority to take property from one person and give it to another on the theory that the original owner wasn't making the best use of it. The idea that such takings comport with the Constitution is very shaky, and when we look at particular instances where it has been done, most famously in Kelo v. New London, we see just how ugly it is. Somin really opens the reader's eyes to the hidden scheming behind this plan and the appalling way local officials harassed the people who just wanted to be left in peace in their homes. And in case you weren't aware, the plan fell through and all the destruction was for nothing. Just look at the before and after photos. I have a longer review posted here:http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2015/07/09/were-still-learning-the-lessons-of-kelo-ten-years-later/
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Ilya Somin knocks it out of the park with this authoritative work on impact of the Kelo v. City of New London by SCOTUS By M. Raketti Ilya Somin knocks it out of the park with this authoritative work on the impact and fallout of the Kelo v. City of New London decision by the US Supreme Court: identifying, among other things, why the application of the takings power across the United States (whereby the government takes property from one person (usually poor) and gives to another person (usually rich) and thereby wrecks havoc on the lives of average Americans all for the benefit of a select and well connected few. The book is comprehensive and does a good job of tracing the efforts, undertaken in the aftermath of the Kelo decision, to redress the problem at the level of state legislatures—providing something of an object lesson in how a wrong-headed judicial decision can galvanize the political apparatus to make a serious attempt at reforming the law. Unfortunately, as the author points out in fine detail, many of these efforts that grew out of Kelo have failed to address many of the primary problems that lay at the heart of mis-use and abuse of the takings power. Nevertheless the Kelo story offers a useful lesson in how groups might go about leveraging a bad decision to bring about reform at the political/legislative level.On a side note, for future editions, it could prove interesting to consider the comparative implications of this story vis-á-vis other common law jurisdictions, such as in Canada (beyond those already contemplated to a limited extent by the author, such as his referencing analgoues from other common law judicial decisions).Highly recommend this book to anyone interested in thinking seriously about what needs to be done, and what can be done, to address this endemic problem within the American polity.
See all 7 customer reviews...
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin PDF
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin iBooks
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin ePub
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin rtf
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin AZW
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin Kindle
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
The Grasping Hand: "Kelo v. City of New London" and the Limits of Eminent Domain, by Ilya Somin
