Atlantic Yards Suit Dismissal Roundup

Yesterday's big news was that a Federal Appeals Court had dismissed an appeal of an earlier ruling in the Atlantic Yards eminent domain suit. In a 24-page ruling, the judges noted the project creates public benefits like housing and that "Federal judges may not intervene in such matters simply on the basis of our sympathies." (A link to a PDF of the Court's opinion can be found here.) They said elected officials should make decisions in such cases. Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn quickly announced that it would appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court, which accepts only a fraction of the cases that come before it each year. It is unknown whether the Court has an interest in revisiting the issue of eminent domain or views the complex Atlantic Yards case as the vehicle with which to do so. Atlantic Yards Report called a Supreme Court appeal "a longshot," noting the court accepts two percent of the cases brought to it, but did not that eminent domain is a "hot-button issue."

Here is a roundup of some of the coverage:
In dismissal of eminent domain case, court cautions against appeal [AYR]
Opponents of Atlantic Yards Lose and Appellate Ruling [NYT]
Federal appeals court says Atlantic Yards project can go forward [NYDN]
Federal Court Rejects Appeal [TRE]
Breaking CurbedWire: Main Atlantic Yards Suit Dismissed [Curbed]
Another Anti-AY Suit Gets Tossed [Brownstoner]