NFL’s eminent domain Scandal

What’s happening? The History Channel has a run down of the NFL’s Top 8 scandals. Coming in at #4 is when Baltimore used eminent domain as a means to keep the Colts in Baltimore.

Why is this important? In the middle of the night, the Indianapolis mayor’s friend who owned a moving company, moved the team to Indianapolis under the cover of darkness.

How will this be important? The team moved immediately after the Legislature codified the city’s authority to use eminent domain in this way.

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