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A win for property owners, setback for Kelo Developers.(eminent domain powers can be used )(Brief article)

The New American

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The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a unanimous and historic ruling on July 26 that is being heralded as a major victory for property rights and a stinging blow to last year's infamous U.S. Supreme Court Kelo decision, which ruled that local governments can use eminent domain powers to condemn private property for commercial development. The most immediate beneficiaries of the Ohio ruling are Carl and Joy Gamble of Norwood, Ohio, who faced losing their home of 35 years. They and their neighbors in a tidy Norwood neighborhood were to be evicted by Norwood officials in favor of a developer who had plans to replace their homes with a condominium-office-shopping complex; the court decision rejected Norwood's "right" to do so.

"Our home is ours again!" exclaimed Joy Gamble, after learning of the ruling. "The Ohio Supreme Court finally made us Americans again" Carl Gamble added. "We haven't had the heart or the will to see our home of more than 35 ...

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