Legal Opinion
Village of Arlington Heights, Etc. v. Regional Transportation Authority, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1981No. 80-2442PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case concerns a constitutional attack upon an Illinois statute giving a public transportation authority power to levy unequal taxes among the geographic regions within its jurisdiction. The' district court dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.
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Plaintiffs, the Villages of Arlington Heights, Northfield, and Palatine, the City of Evanston; and nine individuals, instituted this action against the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and its directors and the Illinois Department of Revenue and its director challenging the constitutionality…
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