Legal Opinion
Middletown School Committee v. Board of Regents for Education
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 14, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-0226PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
Pursuant to Public Law 81-874, 1 the federal government makes educational aid funds available to certain school districts (sometimes called “impacted districts”) burdened with the responsibility of providing education to children who attend their schools because of nearby federal activity. The Middletown School Committee and five resident taxpayers (hereinafter “Middle-town”), seeking injunctive and declaratory relief, challenge under the Supremacy Clause the manner in which Rhode Island considers these payments in computing the state aid which Middletown receives.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Philbrook v. GlodgettSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Shepheard v. GodwinDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1968
- Hergenreter v. HaydenDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1968
- Carlsbad Union Sch. Dist. of San Diego County v. RaffertyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- City of Pawtucket v. SundlunSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995
- San Miguel Joint Union School District v. RossCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1981