I wonder if Donald Trump will get Vera Coking's home now.

[barbaraann]

"Vera Coking, an elderly widow from Atlantic City, knows firsthand the power of unaccountable government agencies. The Institute for Justice successfully defended Vera against the condemnation of her home by a State agency that sought to take her property and transfer it—at a bargain-basement price—to another private individual: Donald Trump. Trump convinced the State agency to use its “eminent domain” power to take Vera’s home so he could construct a limousine parking lot for his customers—hardly a public purpose. And unfortunately, cases in which government agencies act not as protectors of constitutionally guaranteed rights, but instead as agents for powerful, private interests, have become all too common.

Thanks to IJ’s advocacy, Vera Coking won in court and continues to enjoy her home of more than three decades....
http://www.ij.org/private_property/atlantic_city/

[pilgrimsoul]

1. This lady was the first thing that came to my mind

when I read about the SC's deplorable decision today. She is a high profile test case of how we can all expect to be treated in the future.

I hope the City lets her keep her house. It's the right thing to do. Doesn't Donald Trump have enough property for God's sake?!

[barbaraann]

2. Taking someone's home for a CASINO is a special case, IMHO.

And I wonder if they could take someone's home for a brothel in Nevada.