Question

Why were the homeowners in new london fighting for private property rights?

Answer 1

The correct answer is the following.

Homeowners in New London were fighting for private property rights because the government had given authorization to a private company to take another private property if it were for public benefit. The original private owner should be compensated for the property.

We are referring to the Kelo v. the City of New London, Connecticut case of 2005. The Supreme Court of The United States decided that under the Taking Clause of the 5th Amendmnet, if a community benefited from economic growth, the private redevelopment was appropriated.

Answer 2

A confirmed Justice John Roberts may well find waiting on his desk one property-rights case potentially as momentous as the unfortunately decided Kelo v. City of New London. In Kelo the court gave government the right to take property from one private citizen or company and give it to another. A confirmed Justice John Roberts may well find waiting on his desk one property-rights case potentially as momentous as the unfortunately decided Kelo v. City of New London. In Kelo the court gave government the right to take property from one private citizen or company and give it to another.