If a property necessary for a project is already appropriated to a public use and the proposed use is incompatible with the existing use, the court determines which agency has priority and which use ...
The Supreme Court's controversial 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. City of New London (2005), held that private "economic development" is enough to satisfy the Fifth Amendment requirement that the government can ...
LOWELL — Street-accessible bathrooms could be available for use in Lowell by this summer, in time for visitors to the Lowell Folk Festival or perhaps even to support the city’s homeless population.