Legal Opinion
Parker v. Merlino
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 13, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-141PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
I. Parties and Proceedings
DEBEVOISE, District Judge.
Thirteen of the plaintiffs are members of the Senate of the State of New Jersey. Five of the plaintiffs are New Jersey residents who reside in a legislative district represented by one of the plaintiff Senators. The twenty-four defendants are or were members of the New Jersey State Senate, and one of them, the Honorable Joseph P. Merlino, also serves as President of the New Jersey Senate.
Plaintiffs assert that P.L.1979, c. 280, a tax bill signed by Governor Byrne on January 8, 1980, was unlawfully enacted by the State Senate and that…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Heimbach v. ChuCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
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