An Interesting Article on the Amendment of Article X Section 2 of the Michigan Constitution
An article written by then Law Review student, Adam Rubin, entitled “The Changing Face of Eminent Domain Law in Michigan..Amending Article X Section 2 of the Michigan Constitution” provides an excellent synopsis of the modification caused by the Poletown reversal of Hathcock. The Constitutional Amendment, in part, incorporated the decision of Hathcock, codifying it so that Hathcock could never be reversed as Poletown was.
This article offers interesting insight into the Constitutional Amendment process and the affect of the Amendment on the Public Use Provision of the Michigan Constitution.
