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Constitutional Law Keyed to Chemerinsky
United States Trust Co. v. New Jersey
Facts
New York and New Jersey formed a Port Authority (Authority). Bonds were sold to support the independent authority and bridge and tunnel tolls were pledged to protect the bondholders. In 1960, the Authority took over a financially troubled, privately owned commuter train. In 1962 New York and New Jersey entered a contractual arrangement not to finance railroad deficits with revenue pledged to make bond payments. However, in the 1970’s, both New York and New Jersey passed laws, which repealed the original legislation and allowed the toll revenue to be used to upgrade and maintain the railroad system. The Petitioner argued that this changed the state’s contractual obligation to repay the bonds. The Petitioners, the United States Trust Company of New York and various bondholders (Petitioners), brought suit alleging that the repeal of the original legislation violated the Contract Clause in that it impaired their rights to payment on the bonds.
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