The Katrina survivors have more to worry about than just being displaced. This is especially true of the poor that lost what little material wealth they could claim. Recent decisions of the Supreme Court regarding
property rights will make it even harder for the poor to recover.
Have no doubt that the local governments will force the ones with the least resources to fight for what is theirs to sell their plot of land to private developers. A pittance for their suffering. The states and cities will now want to load their coffers.
Why is having a strict constitutionalist as a judge important? To prevent such bad rulings as these.