Legal Opinion
Abbott Ex Rel. Abbott v. Burke
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 28, 2009No. M-969/1372 September Term 2007PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
One of the fundamental responsibilities of the State is to provide a public education for its children. The New Jersey Constitution requires that
[t]he Legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of free public schools for the instruction of all the children in the State between the ages of five and eighteen years.
[ N.J. Const, art. VIII, § 4, H1. ]
That the education of youth is essential to the workings of democracy and the future well-being of society is widely appreciated. As Chief Justice Earl Warren pronounced in the historic decision,…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Herman & MacLean v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican PartySupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- COMM. TO RECALL MENENDEZ v. WellsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2010
- State v. BestSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
- Township of Jefferson v. DirectorNew Jersey Tax Court · 2011
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