Legal Opinion
State v. Campbell County School District
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 2001No. 00-120, 00-121, 00-122, 00-123PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KITE, Justice.
[¶1] The school districts and the Wyoming Education Association (WEA) in these cases challenge the constitutionality of the Wyoming statutes which establish the method for financing the operation and construction of public schools. This court reluctantly concludes that, while great effort has been made by many and some improvement has been achieved, the constitutional mandate for a fair, complete, and equal education "appropriate for the times" in Wyoming has not been fully met. Although these cases were not formally consolidated, we are issuing one opinion because the legal…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Hutto v. FinneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1989
- Washakie County School District Number One v. HerschlerWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
- Lawrence J. Holt v. Robert Sarver, Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- RM v. Washakie County School District Number OneWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
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