Legal Opinion
Panitch v. State of Wis.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 21, 1977No. 72-C-461PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION and ORDER
2Per curiam
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an action in which the plaintiff class of handicapped children seeks a declaration that the statutes, policies and practices of the defendants deny them an education at public expense in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The plaintiff class also seeks an injunctive order requiring the defendants to provide them with an educational program at public expense sufficient to meet their needs.
In August, 1972, the named plaintiff, a blind and mentally retarded child, commenced this action…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mills v. Board of Education of District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
- Special Education Division of the Department of Public Instruction v. G. H.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
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4Cited by7 opinions
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- Lora v. Board of Ed. of City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978
- Medley v. GinsbergDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1980
- Panitch v. State of Wis.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1978
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