DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA; Chester County, Pennsylvania, Appellants No. 13-2163
v.
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY as Conservator for Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Federal Mortgage Association, a/k/a Fannie Mae; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a/k/a Freddie Mac United States of America, Intervenor in USCA
Cape May County, New Jersey, a Municipal Corporation; Rita Marie Fulginiti, County Clerk and Registrar of Deeds and Mortgages in and for Cape May County, New Jersey on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Appellants No. 13-2501
v.
Federal National Mortgage Association; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Federal Housing Finance Agency United States of America, Intervenor in USCA
Evie Rafalko McNulty Recorder of Deeds of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Appellant in No. 13-3175
v.
Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator for Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally chartered corporation; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a federal chartered corporation United States of America, Intervenor in USCA.
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Argued January 22, 2014.
Filed: March 18, 2014.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Jeremy J. Brandon, Esq. , argued, Susmvban Godfrey, Dallas, TX, Attorney for Appellants, Delaware County, Chester County of Pennsylvania, Cape May County, Rita Marie Fulginiti and Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds.
Scott J. Etish, Esq. , Gibbons, Philadelphia, PA, Michael A. Johnson, Esq. , argued, Dirk Phillips, Esq. , Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Appellees, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Federal National Mortgage Association, RP, aka Fannie Mae and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp, aka Freddie Mac.
Patrick J. Urda, Esq. , Argued, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Intervenor-appellee.
Before: FUENTES and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and STARK, District Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
In this consolidated appeal, we are asked to interpret the scope of a statutory tax exemption and to determine if, in enacting that exemption, Congress acted unconstitutionally. For the reasons to be discussed, we will affirm.
I.
A.
Consolidated for our review in this appeal are three District Court actions, brought in the Eastern and Middle...
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