Legal Opinion
In Re Alien Children Education Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided November 16, 1979No. 398PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
Presently before the Panel are seven actions pending in three districts: four in the Southern District of Texas; two in the Western District of Texas; and one in the Northern District of Texas. The complaint in each action alleges that Section 21.031 of the Texas Education Code (Vernon Supp. 1976), together with related policies and practices of various local Texas education authorities, illegally exclude certain alien children residing in Texas from receiving a tuition-free public education there.
Section 21.031 basically provides that only children between certain ages who…
3Cases cited4 opinions
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- Doe v. PlylerDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1978
- Hernandez v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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4Cited by1 opinion
- In Re: The Upjohn Company Antibiotic Cleocin Products Liability Litigation. Juanita Stavro v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981