Legal Opinion
Municipal Council of Newark v. James
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 24, 2005PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rivera-Soto
In our representative democracy, clashes of authority between branches of government are the means by which the tensions among them are defined and, ultimately, resolved. This appeal presents one such conflict, pitting the Municipal Council of the City of Newark against its Mayor.
We hold that, under the circumstances presented here, the statutory scheme of the Optional Municipal Charter Law, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 to -210 (the Faulkner Act), under which the City of Newark is organized, allocates the responsibility for initiating, negotiating, and signing contracts to the mayor of the municipality,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- David v. Vesta Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Renz v. Penn Central Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
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