Why were the homeowners in new london fighting for private property rights?

A confirmed Justice John Roberts may well find waiting on his desk one property-rights case potentially as momentous as the unfortunately decided Kelo v. City of New London. In Kelo the court gave government the right to take property from one private citizen or company and give it to another. A confirmed Justice John Roberts may well find waiting on his desk one property-rights case potentially as momentous as the unfortunately decided Kelo v. City of New London. In Kelo the court gave government the right to take property from one private citizen or company and give it to another.