Legal Opinion
Township of Marlboro v. Board of Education of Freehold Regional High School
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided February 4, 1998No. Civil Action No. 97-5401PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOLIN, District Judge.
The issues presented by this declaratory judgment action demonstrate how application of a constitutional principle in a doctrinaire manner, while promoting one community interest, will disserve a competing community interest. At stake is the application of the “one-person, one-vote” principle to a limited regional school board. While the passage of time and the shift of population mandates a weighted vote, the implementation of that vote must hot eliminate the meaningful dialogue that has permitted this regional school district and its constituent municipalities…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Patrick C. English v. The Board of Education of the Town of Boonton William L. Librera, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. Board of Education of Town of Boonton, the Board of Education of Lincoln Park, Intervenor. Patrick C. English v. The Board of Education of the Town of Boonton William L. Librera, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education. William L. Librera, the Board of Education of Lincoln Park, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- English v. Board of Educ. of Town of BoontonDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
- English v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF TOWN OF BOONTONDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2001
- English v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Borough of Rocky Hill v. StateNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2010
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