Supreme Court questions state eminent domain law

“The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a closer look at whether the Utah Department of Transportation violated the Utah Constitution by condemning more land than it actually needed for a road project.

Justices sent the case back to 3rd District Court saying Judge Todd M. Shaughnessy failed to look at that constitutional question in his decision siding with UDOT based on state laws governing eminent domain.”

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Davidson, Lee. Salt Lake Tribune 24 June 2014.