Ratner, Gov, Mayor Named in Federal Eminent Domain Suit

Some big news comin' out of Prospect Heights:

The next eminent domain donnybrook? AY controversy goes to court
Atlantic Yards Report

Groups Aiming to Block Atlantic Yards Project Cite Eminent Domain
New York Law Journal
...Dana Berliner, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, a non-profit libertarian group that opposes eminent domain, said the suit offers numerous issues for a district court to consider.

Ms. Berliner was co-counsel on the Kelo case for the plaintiffs, who opposed a development plan created by the city of New London, Conn.

In Kelo, she said, the city had followed a specific process, and did not have a developer when it conceived of the project. "Kelo left open the possibility that a pure one-to-one transfer, or a condemnation that was made not according to the proper planning procedures, would not pass constitutional muster," Ms. Berliner said. "What the plaintiffs in this case have done is take the Kelo decision and challenge this condemnation under the possible constitutional violations left under Kelo. They are not asking the court to reverse Kelo."...

Atlantic Yards Project Abuses Uses of Eminent Domain, Suit Says
NY Sun

Atlantic Yards Suit Highlights Eminent Domain Issues
Commercial Property News

Brooklyn residents sue to stop Atlantic Yards
Crain's New York Business

Brooklynites sue over Atlantic Yards eminent domain
Associated Press via NY Newsday

Lawsuit looks to block Nets’ shot
NY Metro

Ratner plan hit with suit: Eviction targets seek to stop Yards
NY Daily News

Suit Against Atlantic Yards Challenges Eminent Domain
NY Times

Suit Seeks to Dunk Arena
NY Post

The Decisive Atlantic Yards Battle Begins: Critical Eminent Domain Lawsuit Filed
Gowanus Lounge

Goldstein et al. File Suit Over AY Eminent Domain
Brownstoner

NY: Suit challenges land theft for development
RationalReview

Legal Shot Fired in Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards Fight
Curbed

Group files lawsuit to stop Atlantic Yards
The Real Deal