Legal Opinion
Cohen v. State
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 3, 1966PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIrving L. Levey, J.
Plaintiff, a resident of The Bronx and the father of two children attending a public school maintained by the Board of Education, sues the defendants State of New *325York, the City of New York, and others, on his own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated, for a declaratory judgment declaring subdivision 2 of section 2553 of the Education Law unconstitutional.
The plaintiff alleges that under this law the members of the Board of Education are nominated by the Selection Board composed of heads of various private organizations and the nominations are submitted to the Mayor of the City of…
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