Legal Opinion
Russman v. Sobol
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 12, 1996No. 996, Docket 95-7756PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents important questions concerning obligations imposed upon public school authorities by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., and the constitutionality of those obligations under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Colleen Russman and her parents commenced this suit against the Board of Education of Watervliet, New York (the “school district”), alleging that the school district’s refusal to provide Colleen special education services at a parochial school violates Section 1413 of New York Educ.…
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- Mueller v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Peter v. WedlCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Russman v. Board of Educ., City of WatervlietCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Daniel Foley and Margaret Foley, as Parents of Clare Keely Foley v. Special School District of St. Louis CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Cefalu ex rel. Cefalu v. East Baton Rouge Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Russman v. SobolCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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