Legal Opinion
Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority v. Town of East Haven
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 24, 2008No. Civil Action 3:08-cv-597 (JCH)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENCH TRIAL RULING
JANET C. HALL, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority (“Authority”), brings this action under the Supremacy Clause, Art! VI, cl. 2, of the United States Constitution. Named as defendants are the Town of East Haven (“East Haven”), the Town’s Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Commission, the Town’s Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Town’s Flood and Erosion Control Board (collectively “East Haven defendants”). The Authority seeks to prevent the East Haven defendants from continuing to use their local municipal powers to obstruct…
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