Legal Opinion
Kheel v. Port of New York Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 28, 1971No. 71 Civ. 956PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TYLER, District Judge.
As local residents, citizens, voters, and taxpayers dependent upon mass transportation facilities, plaintiffs seek a declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 1 that a 1962 amendment to The Port of New York Authority Compact, 2 which restricts the power of the subject bi-state agency to devote its revenues to nonself-supporting rail facilities, is unconstitutional in light of the compact clause, Article I, section 10, clause 3, U. S.C., and the commerce clause, Article I, section 8, clause 3, U.S.C. In addition, plaintiffs argue that the amendment effects a…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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