THis past week, the Michigan Supreme Court overturned the infamous Poletown decision that allowed the city of Detroit to raze an entire neighborhood to pave the way (quite literally) for a General Motors plant. The decision, Wayne v. Hathcock, is potentially quite significant, as there is an increasing amount of litigation challenging the use of eminent domain for "economic development." Eugene Volokh quotes the additional thoughts of George Mason law professor Ilya Somin on the decision here.