Wagner v. Mayor of Newark

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “[i]t is fundamental in our law that there is no inherent right of local self-government beyond the control of the State”
• “[M]unicipalities are but creatures of the State, limited in their powers and capable of exercising only those powers of government granted to them by the Legislature.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).