Fort Smith School District v. Beebe

ANNABELLE CLINTON IMBER, Justice.

12Appellants consist of various school districts in Arkansas 1 and James O. Cox, a taxpayer and resident of the Greenwood School District (together “Appellants”). Appellants originally filed a complaint against Mike Huckabee, in his capacity as Governor of Arkansas, and other state officials 2 (together “Appellees”), on May 30, 2003. The original complaint alleged that Appellees were illegally diverting equalization funds (now called “foundation funds”) to satisfy court-ordered desegregation costs in Pulaski County and to provide additional base funding for…