March 18, 2009 12:08PM # An Eminent Domain Injustice --- SHARE “My name is Susette Kelo, and the government stole my home.” That was how former New London, Connecticut resident Susette Kelo, who lost her home in one of the most troubling legal battles against eminent domain abuse, began [her talk](https://www.cato.org/weekly/index.php?vid_id=94) at the Cato Institute in January. The court ruled that Susette Kelo’s little pink house in New London, and the homes of her neighbors could be taken by the government and given over to a private developer based on the mere prospect that the new use for her property could generate more taxes or jobs. At this time, the property is still empty. In this new mini-documentary produced by Austin Bragg and Caleb Brown, those who fought on Kelo’s behalf tell her story. For an in depth look at Kelo’s case, read [*Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage*](http://www.amazon.com/Little-Pink-House-Defiance-Courage/dp/0446508624) by Jeff Benedict. For more videos like this one, subscribe to [Cato’s YouTube channel](http://www.youtube.com/user/catoinstitutevideo). ##### Related Tags [General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).