VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HTS. v. REG. TRANSP. AUTHORITY

No. 80-2442.

653 F.2d 1149 (1981)

VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 9, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack M. Siegel, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Howard J. Swibel, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge, FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge, and JAMESON, Senior District Judge.


SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case concerns a constitutional attack upon an Illinois statute giving a public transportation authority power to levy unequal taxes among the geographic regions within its jurisdiction. The district court dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

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Plaintiffs, the Villages of Arlington Heights, Northfield, and Palatine, the City of Evanston, and nine individuals, instituted this action against the...

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