New Haven Commission on Equal Opportunities Ex Rel. Washington v. Yale University

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• holding that “the express enumeration of powers granted to municipalities constitutes an exclusion of all other powers not expressly delegated” and finding that the City of New Haven had no authority to create a commission to resolve employment discrimination complaints
• “a municipality [has] such powers as are necessary to enable it to discharge its duties and carry into effect the objects and purposes of its creation”
• “a municipality [has] such powers as are necessary to enable it to discharge its duties and carry into effect the objects and purposes of its creation”

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