A-82-19 New Jersey Republican State Committee v. Philip D. Murphy (084731)
In this matter, the Supreme Court considers a constitutional challenge to the New Jersey COVID-19 Emergency Bond Act, which authorizes the issuance of up to $9.9 billion in State general obligation bonds to be used for the purpose of responding to the fiscal exigencies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
[Note: This matter has been accelerated by order of the Court, and a peremptory briefing schedule is imposed. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae shall be served and filed with the proposed amicus brief on or before 7/27/2020. Plaintiffs and defendant may serve and file any answer in opposition to the amicus motions together with the proposed brief(s) in response to the amicus briefs on or before 8/3/2020. Any amicus filings should be sent to the Clerk’s Office by email. For information about submitting an amicus filing, please call the Clerk’s Office at 609-815-2955 No further submissions shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.]
- Directly certified : July 17, 2020
- Posted: July 17, 2020
- Argued: Aug. 5, 2020
- Decided: Aug. 12, 2020