Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Yonkers
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 26, 1988No. Nos. 1679-1682, Dockets 88-6178, 88-6184, 88-6188 and 88-6190PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents important issues concerning the enforcement of orders of a *447United States District Court requiring action by a municipality to remedy violations of the Constitution and statutes of the United States. The principal issues are whether members of the Yonkers City Council may be required to vote to implement remedies contained in a consent judgment agreed to by the City and approved by the City Council, and whether the City, in addition to the council members, may be subjected to the coercive sanctions of civil contempt when the agreed upon…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by44 opinions
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