July 27, 2005
Arlington residents sue to keep homes
Supreme Court be damned, property owners on the site of the proposed Dallas Cowboys stadium have filed suit against the eminent-domain taking of their property, saying it violates the state constitution. As you might expect, both plaintiffs and defendants expressed confidence they'd prevail, but plaintiffs' attorney Glenn Sodd got the best sound bite of the day: "The Supreme Court has decided that cities can do whatever they want. Texas judges really think the words 'public use' mean 'public use.'"





