Legal Opinion
William M. Schreiber v. Richard G. Lugar, as Mayor of the Consolidated City of Indianapolis, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 14, 1975No. 74-1998, 74-1999PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
The questions presented are (1) whether in a taxpayers’ action to enjoin the expenditure of $4.4 million for the construction of an indoor sports arena in Indianapolis, Indiana, “the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $10,000” within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1331(a); 1 and (2) whether the proposed expenditure abridges the rights of the citizens of Indianapolis to the Equal Protection of the Laws.
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Plaintiffs-appellants are citizens and taxpayers of the consolidated City of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. 2
They allege that the construction of the…
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- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Appling County v. Municipal Electric Authority of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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