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Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, she was the first woman to serve on the Court.

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DI has documented statements by Sandra Day O'Connor on Housing Policy and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor

Role at the time: Supreme Court associate justice, writing a dissent

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Statement summary

O'Connor warns that the decision allows ordinary property to be taken for more lucrative private uses.

“Nothing is to prevent the State from replacing any Motel 6 with a Ritz-Carlton, any home with a shopping mall, or any farm with a factory.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Kelo v. New London: Supreme Court opinionsSeparate authored opinions, excluding the syllabus as a quotation by a justice
Why we used this label

O'Connor rejects the New London taking and the rule permitting redevelopment takings for more lucrative private uses.

Read statementKelo v. New London: Taking homes for private redevelopment

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