Legal Opinion
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 23, 1973No. 71-1332PublishedCited by 3,583 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This suit attacking the Texas system of financing public education was initiated by Mexican-American parents whose children attend the elementary and sec*5ondary schools in the Edgewood Independent School District, an urban school district in San Antonio, Texas.1 They brought a class action on behalf of schoolchildren throughout the State who are members of minority groups or who are poor and reside in school districts having a low property tax base. Named as defendants2 were the State Board of Education, the Commissioner of Education, the State Attorney General, and the Bexar County (San…
2Cases cited78 opinions
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- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by3,583 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. RowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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