In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Kelo v. City of New London, that municipal officials could seize well-maintained property for private development projects. Baltimore officials, who had filed a brief arguing that restricting eminent domain power would doom efforts to revitalize the city, applauded.http://www.examiner.com/a-1206208~John_K__Ross__Restricting_eminent_domain_no_hindrance_to_development.html
