Abrahams v. Civil Service Commission

I would declare the residence ordinance unconstitutional on two grounds: (1) it is an infringement upon the" right to travel unsupported by a sufficiently compelling State interest to justify the restriction and (2) it is a violation of the equal protection clause. I therefore dissent from the majority opinion.

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The enactment prescribes a continuing residence requirement in the community as a condition of employment. Its validity was sustained in Kennedy v. City of Newark, 29 N. J. 178 (1959). In balancing personal liberty against the power to enact an ordinance requiring residence in an…