Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to 20-Year-Old Eminent Domain Ruling

A New York appeals court allowed land for a parking lot to be seized, finding the taking was in the public interest.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on Nov. 13, 2018. Al Drago/Reuters

The U.S. Supreme Court decided on March 24 not to hear a challenge to its controversial 20-year-old ruling upholding eminent domain powers to confiscate private property for private economic development.

The court denied the petition in Bowers Development LLC v. Oneida County Industrial Development Agency in an unsigned order without comment. No justices dissented.