· 6/8/1979
New Jersey Association on Correction v. Lan
Citations
- 403 A.2d 437
- 80 N.J. 199
- 1979 N.J. LEXIS 1237
How courts have described this case
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- acknowledging importance of deference to legislative enactments addressing general welfare (citation omitted)
- acknowledging “broad tolerance” that attaches to legislative action challenged as “constitutional evasion or excess” and observing that when “reasonable men might differ” on issues, including interpretation of constitutional terms, judiciary should defer to “the will of the lawmakers”
- acknowledging \broad tolerance\ that attaches to legislative action challenged as \constitutional evasion or excess\ and observing that when \reasonable men might differ\ on issues, including interpretation of constitutional terms, judiciary should defer to \the will of the lawmakers\
- acknowledging importance of deference to legislative enactments addressing general welfare (citation omitted)
- acknowledging importance of deference to legislative enactments addressing general welfare (citation omitted)
- rejecting challenge to validity of interpretive statement because “[consider ing the question and Interpretive Statement on the ballot as to this bond issue, [ ] one would wonder how any literate voter could be misled or fail to have ‘an understanding appraisement of the project’ ”
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Judges: Hughes
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