Legal Opinion · Dissent
State v. Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 2, 1999Published
1Dissent
HANDLER and POLLOCK, JJ.,
dissenting.
The issue is whether the Casino Reinvestment Act (CRA), N.J.S.A. 5:12-144.1, violates Article IV, § 7, ¶ 2 of the New Jersey Constitution (the “Casino Amendment” or “Amendment”), which requires that all State revenues from casino gambling benefit senior citizens and disabled residents. Resolution of that issue depends on whether the CRA authorizes the expenditure of designated revenues for other purposes. We believe that the CRA dedicates revenues to such other purposes. Consequently, we respectfully dissent.
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