GlobeSt.com: What's your take on Kelo?

Levine: I think there's been an unfortunate overreaction and mischaracterization of what took place in Kelo and what the court actually did. One would think from reading press clippings that there had been a change in the law when, in fact, the Supreme Court followed precedent from the last 150 years and particularly the last 50 years concerning redevelopment. There really was no change in the law and if people understood this they would appreciate that there were really legitimate reasons why redevelopment would be appropriate as proposed. New London came up with a comprehensive plan that would have really helped the economic situation. Nobody was saying these people shouldn't be compensated.

GlobeSt.com: Why was the Kelo decision misunderstood?