The coalition contends that any switch from a frontage-based to a pure use-based billing system is inherently discriminatory against high-occupancy lower-income buildings.

The coalition contends that the appropriate cap should depend on typical billing levels.

The coalition contends that overcrowding prompts hospitals to turn away many patients needing treatment and to release others without adequate discharge planning and aftercare.

The coalition contends that minorities have not had enough time to learn about the charter revision and participate in it.

A coalition of people seeking to preserve the ballroom had contended that the plan posed an environmental threat.

The coalition has long contended that the guides are carefully written to avoid any partisan tone.

The coalition also contends that noise is not the only form of pollution caused by aircraft and that New Jersey's air quality is also suffering.

The coalition also contends that research on repetitive stress injuries points to many possible causes, and thus does not justify an industrywide standard.

The coalition contends that the agency lied on a document called a preliminary environmental review checklist, which determines whether a proposed route change requires an environmental impact statement.

Nicotine, because it has a strong effect on the brain and the central nervous system, is a drug, the coalition contends.