Legal Opinion
Susan M. v. New York Law School
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 14, 1990PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*243OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander, J.
In this article 78 proceeding, petitioner challenges her dismissal for academic deficiency from respondent law school. Because her allegations are directed at the pedagogical evaluation of her test grades, a determination best left to educators rather than the courts, we conclude that her petition does not state a judicially cognizable claim. Accordingly, we modify the order of the Appellate Division to dismiss the petition in its entirety.
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Petitioner enrolled at respondent law school in the fall of 1985. In accordance with respondent’s published rules,…
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