Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community School v. State

OPINION

VOSS, Judge

¶ 1 This action challenges the validity of Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 15-185(D) (Supp.2000), commonly known as the “Deduct Statute.” In granting summary judgment to the State of Arizona and the individual defendants (the “state”), the trial court upheld the statute and rejected arguments that it violated the Equal Protection Clauses of the Arizona and United States Constitutions, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (1994) as implemented by 34 C.F.R. § 100.3(b)(2) (2000), and the Pastor Amendment, 20 U.S.C. § 8064(g)(2000). We affirm.

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