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Neild Burgess Oldham Neild Oldham, co-chairman of the Coalition to Save Fort Trumbull, with Castle Coalition members and other opponents of eminent domain abuse, held a vigil in New London's Fort Trumbull neighborhood on the eve of Institute for Justice's property rights case before the Connecticut Supreme Court.
cite: Castle Coalition Defends Property Rights Across the Nation, Institute for Justice

Neild didn't just talk about what he believed, he went out and fought for his beliefs. The following is just a sampling:

    RIP, Neild Oldham: The Man Who May Have Forced the Kelo Settlement: from Bizzyblog

    All Quiet on the Eastern Front Six Months After the Kelo Decision, the City of New London, Conn. is at a Standstill: by Carolyn Battista, National Historic Trust Preservation Online, January 13, 2006

    Ham-fisted developments: from The Providence Journal editorial board, 05/12/2002

With regard to the destruction of the Fort Trumbull neighborhood and use of eminient domain to shape the city
"You have something unique," Oldham said of New London. "Stop trying to make it into something else."

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