Court Bars New York’s Takeover Of Land for Columbia Campus

by E Wayne Ross on December 3, 2009

The New York Times: Court Bars New York’s Takeover Of Land for Columbia Campus

A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that the state could not use eminent domain on behalf of Columbia University to obtain parts of a 17-acre site in Upper Manhattan, dealing a setback to plans for a $6.3 billion satellite campus at a time of intense fighting over government power to acquire property.