Few issues grate on the American conscience more than condemnation for economic development. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London spawned a national reaction from the media and from legislatures that were quick to enact legislation that showed their rejection of these divestures of private property. State courts have also pledged their allegiance to private property protection and refused to follow the Kelo holding.
Pennsylvania has recently joined their ranks with a case involving condemnations of a home and a commercial property, In re Condemnation by the Redevelopment Authority of Lawrence County.
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