When the Supreme Court upheld a Connecticut city's decision to take private property for use in an economic redevelopment project last summer, the ruling sparked a prompt backlash among lawmakers at the state and federal level. Scott LaGanga, executive director of the Property Rights Alliance, explains

"Development: Property Rights Alliance's LaGanga looks at state reaction to eminent domain decision,"
E&ETV, (28 October 2005).

 

 

his group's work with state legislatures to limit expansion of eminent domain powers. He also weighs in on the various bills proposed by members of Congress in response to Kelo v. the City of New London.