A classic case of "condemnation of the condemners".
The epitome came when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie offered a fierce — and in some cases inaccurate — condemnation of Clinton's actions as secretary of State.
The case drew condemnation from women's rights groups, which clamored for severe penalties against Mr. Monserrate, and state and city legislators, who demanded his resignation.
Willets Point United, an association of 22 businesses that oppose the city's redevelopment plan, says the city, to support its case for condemnation, keeps calling the area blighted when instead it is a vibrant industrial area that employs about 2,000 people.
The federal government has taken notice, but until recently its reaction seemed uncertain: timid public condemnation, case-by-case negotiations.
His criminal narrators in Jack Maggs and True History of the Kelly Gang plead their cases even as condemnation crashes down upon them.
Much of Mr. Fischman's legal practice involved public utility matters, notably representation of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation and other utilities in condemnation cases.
Order in Council: Americans who have been unable to press their appeals in condemnation cases for various reasons are given permission to enter such appeals even if time for entering such appeals has expired.
But Richard Epstein, a law professor at the University of Chicago who has criticized Judge Sotomayor's votes in the firefighters and condemnation cases, said that applying the term to her was a vacuous exercise.
