Legal Opinion
Urban League v. Mayor and Council
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 11, 1989PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
Plaintiffs, representing persons in need of affordable housing, contend that they are entitled to attorney’s fees as successful civil rights litigants. The litigation in which they prevailed was brought on a complaint against numerous municipal defendants charging that their local zoning ordinances were invalid because of their exclusionary impact on persons of low and moderate incomes in need of affordable housing. The complaint was based on the Mount Laurel doctrine, which implicates state statutory and constitutional standards, and also…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Du-Wel Products v. US Fire Ins.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
- Shuttleworth v. City of CamdenNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
- Hospital Center at Orange v. GuhlNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
- Maisonet v. New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Family DevelopmentSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
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