Legal Opinion
People v. Donner
New York Family Court
Decided September 25, 1950PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLelany, J.
This prosecution for violation of the Compulsory Education Law (Education Law, § 3212) presents a grave constitutional question. The case was presented to the court for determination upon an agreed statement of facts.
The Domestic Relations Court of the City of New York is a statutory court of enumerated powers; see Gardner v. Domestic Relations Court of City of New York, Children’s Court Division (184 Misc. 44). Section 3227 of the Education Law expressly confers upon this court exclusive jurisdiction to entertain a prosecution for violation of section 3212 of the Education Law.
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. GarberSupreme Court of Kansas · 1966
- Engel v. VitaleNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Paolella v. PhillipsNew York Supreme Court · 1960
- In re SkipwithNew York Family Court · 1958
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