![Susette Kelo sits in her New London, Conn., home Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, as she discusses how hard she has been fighting to protect her Fort Trumbull home from eminent domain seizure. Susette Kelo sits in her New London, Conn., home Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, as she discusses how hard she has been fighting to protect her Fort Trumbull home from eminent domain seizure.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PECTC4/susette-kelo-sits-in-her-new-london-conn-home-monday-feb-7-2005-as-she-discusses-how-hard-she-has-been-fighting-to-protect-her-fort-trumbull-home-from-eminent-domain-seizure-kelo-is-one-of-seven-fort-trumbull-property-owners-to-go-before-the-us-supreme-court-to-argue-that-the-city-has-no-right-to-take-their-properties-for-economic-development-ap-photojack-sauer-2PECTC4.jpg)
Susette Kelo sits in her New London, Conn., home Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, as she discusses how hard she has been fighting to protect her Fort Trumbull home from eminent domain seizure.
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![Susette Kelo, left, former owner of the little pink house stands with Avner Gregory, the new owner, during a dedication cermony at the home's new location in New London, Conn., Saturday, June Susette Kelo, left, former owner of the little pink house stands with Avner Gregory, the new owner, during a dedication cermony at the home's new location in New London, Conn., Saturday, June](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PA06XB/susette-kelo-left-former-owner-of-the-little-pink-house-stands-with-avner-gregory-the-new-owner-during-a-dedication-cermony-at-the-homes-new-location-in-new-london-conn-saturday-june-21-2008-kelo-lost-her-home-when-the-supreme-court-ruled-5-4-in-june-2005-that-local-governments-may-seize-homes-and-businesses-even-against-the-owners-will-for-private-economic-development-ap-photojessica-hill-2PA06XB.jpg)