Perry v. Coles County, Illinois

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The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of an action alleging the violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because the county placed a disproportionate tax on commercial and industrial properties in Mattoon Township. The court analyzed plaintiffs' claim solely on comity principles and held that the district court appropriately abstained from hearing the action. View "Perry v. Coles County, Illinois" on Justia Law