On Thursday, October 15, 2009, NYS Senator Velmanette Montgomery stood before the NYS Court of Appeals along with constituents from Brooklyn for their landmark challenge to the ESDC’s abuse of eminent domain. The Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, is being asked to rule on the legality of seizing private homes to benefit a private development, in this case, the controversial Atlantic Yards proposal. Senator Montgomery said, “We have a situation where the State of NY is participating in actually abusing the law of eminent domain…This really is the worst possible example of how government can interfere in the quality of life of the people in our State. But today we hope, and we anticipate that the Court will rule on the side of the people of the State of New York. “
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Homeowner Rights and Hot Dog Sellers Are Talk of Court
In an argument studded with references to spring break and hot dog vendors, the Supreme Court struggled with whether the Florida Supreme Court violated the Constitution’s takings clause.
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Court Bars New York’s Takeover of Land for Columbia Campus
A state appeals court ridiculed New York’s decision that the area wanted by the university was blighted.
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Court Upholds Columbia Campus Expansion Plan
The university won a major court victory for its $6.3 billion plan to build a satellite campus in Harlem.
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Atlantic Yards’ Developer Races a Court Hearing, a Bond Deadline and Opponents
Bruce C. Ratner faces multiple deadlines for his Brooklyn project, which includes an $800 million arena for the New Jersey Nets.
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