N.Orleans Residents 1, BushCo. O
“Activists and lower income homeowners have been successful in temporarily stopping the needless destruction of many of the 14,000 homes in the 9th Ward scheduled for demolition by the government’s crooked use of the eminent domain
laws. A federal judge scolded city attorneys for attempting to violate the
temporary restraining order in effect until an upcoming January 16 hearing.
Although activists were pleased with the ruling, they remain suspicious of the
future outcome. “