In Re Rudy Garza v. the State of Texas

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• holding that New York and New Jersey were bound by a statutory pledge regarding the Port Authority's finances while its bonds were outstanding
• discussing and analyzing whether the impairment at issue was substantial and whether it was reasonable and necessary to further a government purpose
• examining whether action taken was essential and whether other means existed to achieve public goal in determining whether impairment is necessary
• considering whether a state's statutory repeal of its covenant with another state was void under the Art. I, § 10, cl.1, Contract Clause of the United States Constitution
• in that case, no attempt was made to use the law to impair a contract
• “A finding that there has been a technical impairment is merely a preliminary step in resolving the more difficult question of whether that impairment is permitted under the Constitution.”

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