· 3/18/1880
Newton v. Commissioners
Citations
- 100 U.S. 548
- 25 L. Ed. 710
- 1879 U.S. LEXIS 1849
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- under the police power a state may “increase or diminish the salary or change the mode of compensation”
- under the police power a state may “increase or diminish the salary or change the mode of compensation” of its employees
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Judges: Swayne
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