Legal Opinion

Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 15, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wallach, J.

The appeals in this consolidated action revisit the issue of equitable distribution of State funds to local school districts. The Court of Appeals directly addressed this question 12 years ago, in litigation involving 31 such districts spread across 21 counties of the State, in Board of Educ., Levittown Union Free School Dist. v Nyquist (57 NY2d 27, appeals dismissed 459 US 1139).

*275New York State currently allocates almost $9 billion in State funds to local school districts. The Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) plaintiffs allege that while New York City schools…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Alexander v. ChoateSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Community Board 7 v. SchafferNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Board of Education v. NyquistNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. Gertler v. GoodgoldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. City of NY v. State of NYNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. City of New York v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1995

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