Thanks for the links. Reading the SCOTUS brief, I don't find a lot of support for the position that it was designed to nullify all forms of eminent domain, just for cases not designed to counter "blight". Not sure where that would leave more 'traditional' uses of ED such as for building highways, but I don't get the impression that whole law of ED was what was being targeted.

I don't understand all of the specific legalese involved, but I agree that it seems like ConnSCT summary has a lot of material on exactly what phrases in the law are interpreted as meaning. That's probably par for the course at that level.

Something else I read in another blog: add abortion clinics to the list of possible "undesirables" which could be a target for this, should the local gov'ts be so inclined.

I think its important to keep in mind there's always a temptation to overreact when guessing exactly how particular rulings will play out in the real world. This ruling could spark a reaction in the legislative branch to counter any significant abuses of this, or the Supreme Court could overturn it once the court's composition changes. We just have to hope the worst doesn't happen in the time it'll take to undo this.