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by planteen 3477 days ago
> Shouldn't eminent domain be illegal when the land is going to a private company and not public use? The constitution is kind of clear on that, not sure how they get around it

There was a controversial 5-4 Supreme Court decision on this in 2005, Kelo v. New London.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London

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