IN RE 2003 LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. O'Connor argued the cause for appellants Fair Share Housing Center, Camden County Branch of N.A.A.C.P., Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P., and Camden City Taxpayers Association (Fair Share Housing Center, attorneys; Mr. O'Connor and Kevin D. Walsh, on the brief).

Carol Johnston, Senior Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General, attorney; Patrick DeAlmeida, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel; Ms. Johnston and Kimberly A. Sked, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Kenneth Zimmerman argued the cause for amici curiae New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment, Housing and Community Development Network, and New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute (Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, attorneys; Lawrence S. Lustberg, Philip G. Gallagher and Mr. Zimmerman, of counsel and on the brief).

William H. Buckman, Rutland, VT, attorney for amicus curiae Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Mr. Buckman, of counsel and on the brief).

Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, Bridgewater, attorneys for amicus curiae Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Edward G. Sponzilli, of counsel; Haekyoung Suh, on the brief).

Carl D. Poplar, Turnersville, attorneys for amici curiae Professor Myron Orfield of the Institute on Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota Law School and Professor John A. Powell of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity of Ohio State University (Mr. Powell, Mr. Orfield and Marguerite L. Spencer, on the brief).

Before Judges HAVEY, NEWMAN and FALL.