Legal Opinion
Krzewinski v. Kugler
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 4, 1972No. Civ. A. 1011-71PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This three-judge panel has been convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2281 to determine the constitutionality of the New Jersey police and firemen tenure statute, N.J.S.A. 40:47-5. The statute provides that municipal police and firemen shall continue in their respective offices and employment “during good behavior, efficiency and residence in the municipality wherein they are respectively employed.” (emphasis added). Plaintiffs attack the residency requirement of the statute as an unconstitutional denial of their right to migrate. In this class action plaintiffs represent New…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Ector v. City of TorranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- J. D. Wright v. The City of Jackson, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Town of Milton v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Weiss v. Willow Tree Civic Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Harvey Firemen's Ass'n v. City of HarveyIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
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