In what could be their last major battle to halt Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project, critics argued to an appeals court that the Nets' new home was not a public use and thus New York State has no right to evict the remaining homes and businesses. The state disagreed and reporters at the hearing wrote that Appeals Court judges' questions seemed to suggest the critics have a "high hurdle to clear".
- Lawyer: Arena not a public use - Larry Neumeister - AP
- Judge Hears Arguments In Brooklyn Eminent Domain Case - NY1
- Foes Seek Atlantic Yards Lawsuit - Eliot Brown - New York Sun
- Arguments Are Heard in Atlantic Yards Case - Sewell Chan - New York Times
- Atlantic Yards Goes to Court (Reprise) - Matthew Schuerman - New York Observer
- Foes Seek Atlantic Yards Lawsuit - Eliot Brown - New York Sun
- Fight against development continues - David Freedlander - amNewYork
- U.S. Court Hears Opponents of Atlantic Yards Argue for Reinstating Suit - Alan Feuer - New York Times
- Atlantic Yards Project Challenged in Federal and State Courts - Elizabeth Stull - Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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