Originally Posted By: builder
If your local government decides that your house is in a location that is needed for the benefit of the government or the public good the supreme court has ruled they have the right to take it.

In the past this was for new roads, airports, etc. Pretty much only government projects.

Now if they want a strip mall (privately owned) they can take your home and all they have to say is that it is for the public good.
That is not what the Supreme Court said. The SC said it's up to the states to regulate this, not the Federal government. After this decision, many states passed laws protecting landowners. This is a basic states rights issue.