Legal Opinion
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. Rowley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 1982No. 80-1002PublishedCited by 2,765 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
This case presents a question of statutory interpretation. Petitioners contend that the Court of Appeals and the District Court misconstrued the requirements imposed by Congress upon States which receive federal funds under the Education of the Handicapped Act. We agree and reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
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The Education of the Handicapped Act (Act), 84 Stat. 175, as amended, 20 U. S. C. § 1401 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. IV), provides federal money to assist state and local agencies in educating handicapped children, and conditions such funding upon a State’s compliance with…
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