Legal Opinion
John H. v. Brunelle
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 5, 1985No. 84-185PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C.J.
This case concerns two questions certified to this court by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Loughlin, J.). The questions certified for our consideration are: (1) “Has the State waived its right to assert sovereign immunity to any claims of financial responsibility for funding the non-public educational placement of disabled children by the adoption of P.L. 94-142 [20 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1461] and RSA 186-A, now 186-C”; and (2) “Does RSA 186-A, now 186-C, constitute a waiver of the State’s eleventh amendment immunity from a suit in Federal court?”
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Edelman v. JordanSupreme 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
- Atascadero State Hospital v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Murray v. Wilson Distilling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Konefal v. Hollis/Brookline Cooperative School DistrictSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1998
- New Hampshire Division of Human Services v. AllardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994
- In re Todd P.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
- Guy J. v. Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of EducationSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1989
- John H. v. BrunelleDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1986