ASU drops eminent domain case, historic home owner retains property

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Arizona State University has withdrawn an eminent domain lawsuit seeking to acquire the historic Louis Emerson House. The university had planned to use the property for a medical campus. The decision came after significant public opposition, including a petition that gathered over 12,000 signatures. The campaign to save the home was led by property advocates John Young and Barry Schwartz. The owner, who has possessed the home for 51 years, will now keep it.

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