YouTube Review: Eminent Domain
Every so often, we'll review what we find on YouTube that could be used for legal research or education. Today we feature an interview from last fall between the Dean of Massachusetts School of Law and an author/reporter on the topic of Eminent Domain.
November 29, 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgAkeod7bjM
In eminent domain cases The Constitution requires that just compensation be paid, and that the land be taken for public use. However recent court rulings have sanctioned government seizure of private property to benefit the private enrichment of large companies. In this installment of "Books of Our Time," Dean Lawrence R. Velvel of the Massachusetts School of Law interviews Steven Greenhut, a reporter for the Orange County Register and author of "Abuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent Domain".
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