[Tribune7]

D.C. is one of the ten biggest cities of the U.S.,

Not anymore

[GAB-1955]

You have to count the outlying suburbs, who share a cultural identification with D.C. It's the suburbanites who are pouring into Nationals and Wizards and Caps games... well, in the latter case, the hard-core suburbanites.

Having said that, in the case of the D.C. stadium, I don't think the decision to use eminent domain is based on the last S. Ct. case, but on more traditional uses for eminent domain.