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REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE v. MURPHY

A-82 September Term 2019 084731.

236 A.3d 898 (2020)

243 N.J. 574

NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE a/k/a the NJGOP; Declan O'Scanlon; Hal Wirths; Lisa Natale-Contessa; and Ileana Schirmer, Plaintiffs, v. Philip D. MURPHY, in his official capacity as Governor of New Jersey, Defendant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 12, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Testa, Jr. , Vineland, argued the cause for plaintiffs (Testa Heck Testa & White, attorneys; Michael L. Testa, Jr. , Justin R. White , and Anthony M. Imbesi , Vineland, of counsel and on the briefs, and Mark D. Sheridan , Jason F. King , Newark, and James K. Webber, Jr. , Whippany (Squire Patton Boggs and Webber McGill ), on the reply brief).

Jean P. Reilly , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for defendant ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Jean P. Reilly , of counsel and on the briefs, and Jamie M. Zug , Eric L. Apar , Eileen W. Siegeltuch , Victoria G. Nilsson , and Susan J. Wilkerson , Deputy Attorneys General, on the briefs).

Mark D. Sheridan , Newark, argued the cause for amici curiae Jack M. Ciattarelli and Assemblyman James K. Webber, Jr. ( Squire Patton Boggs and Webber McGill , attorneys; Mark D. Sheridan , Jason F. King , Newark, and James K. Webber, Jr. , Whippany, of counsel and on the brief).

Seth Grossman submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae Liberty and Prosperity 1776, Inc., and Michael E. Smith .

This appeal addresses whether the State's plan to issue bonds and borrow funds from the federal government in response to the emergency caused by COVID-19, in an amount up to $9.9 billion, is constitutional. Because the issue is vitally important and must be resolved quickly, we directly certified...

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