Legal Opinion
School Board of the Parish of Livingston, La., Etc., Plaintiffs v. Louisiana State Board of Elementary & Secondary Education, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 28, 1987No. 86-3470PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellants Livingston and Grant Parish School Boards, their individual members, and schoolchildren and their parents who reside in those parishes (collectively, the plaintiffs) brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit attacking the Louisiana system of financing public education. Named as defendants were the members of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), the treasurer of the State of Louisiana, and the state’s legislative auditor. Upon submission of cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court dismissed the plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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