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National League of Clllea 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 1620 EYE. STREET, NORTI IWI ST WASHINO'mN, U.C. NMM16 TELEPHONE (202)791-7 ; In April 28, 1987 Donald F. Pauley City Administrator City of Mounds View 2401 Highway 10 Mounds View, MN 55112 Dear Mr. Pauley: ICNA h.,W.. n.l nmm�un r+.m.+nun.nmrm.o.mu ..rnr.0 nrM,. rminrl... IpNn.l mrlr• A. .M •rrm Ina nm.rnmrnb I(CMAxn..l uw w.n,�prm,.tr.vmas We are writing about a matter that needs your attention and support --the State and Local Legal Center —the organization representing the interests of state and local governments before the Supreme Court. We hope you will join the hundreds of cities across the country that have already contributed to the Legal Center. To be specific, we are asking that your city make a one-time payment to the Legal Center to enable it to continue advocacy of municipal interests before the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's why ... For more than a decade, decisions made by the United States Supreme Court have seriously eroded the authority and fiscal integrity of local government. The Court exposed cities to antitrust liability, required compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, questioned many of our land use and Toning powers, Interfered with local labor practices and policies, expanded municipal liability on many fronts, and redefined municipal functions —to name just a few! Each successive term, more and more challenges to local government power and authority are heard and decided by the Court. During its 1985 term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard some 65 civil cases directly affecting state and local governments. Five years ago, we joined forces with our counterparts representing state and county groups in creating the State and Local Legal Center as a program of the Academy for State. and Local Government. The Legal Center's mission Is to advance the collective interests of state and local governments before the Supreme Court.