This protects against abuse of government authority in a legal procedure.
What is the 5th Amendment?
100
William Rehnquist
Who is the Chief Justice in this case?
100
June 23, 2005
What is the date the Supreme Court issued its decision?
100
December 2, 2002
What is the date arguments were heard for the case?
100
Rhodes College
What is Dr. Russell's alma mater?
200
This provides a definition of a United States citizen.
What is the 14th Amendment?
200
John Paul Stevens
Who wrote the Court's majority ruling?
200
February 22, 2005
What is the date the Supreme Court case was argued?
200
March 9, 2004
What is the date the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its court decision?
200
Dartmouth College
What is Matthew's alma mater?
300
The power to take private property for public use by the federal and state government.
What is eminent domain?
300
Sandra Day O'Connor
Who wrote the Court's dissent?
300
A city may claim private property under the Fifth Amendment so long as it does so as part of a clear economic development plan intended to benefit the community as a whole.
What is the Court's majority opinion?
300
Did not violate the public use clauses of the state and federal constitutions.
What is the use of eminent domain for economic development?
300
Class participation
What is 25% of your grade in this class?
400
Did not qualify as public use under the 5th Amendment (argued by Susette Kelo).
What is economic development?
400
1875
What is the first year in which a woman attended Vanderbilt?
400
The use of the taking power from the poor to the rich would become the norm.
What is the dissenting opinion?
400
An economic project that increases taxes, creates new jobs and revitalizes an urban area.
What is a project that qualifies as a public use?
400
J. Scott "Skip" Rudsenske and Cheryl Slay
Who are Nashville entertainment lawyers?
500
Is limited by the Takings Clause of the 5th Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment.
What is the power of eminent domain?
500
7
What is the number of members of the Court who heard the case?
500
40
What is the number of amicus curiae briefs filed in the case?
500
The first major eminent domain case heard by the Supreme Court since 1984.