Legal Opinion

Robinson Ex Rel. Robinson v. Kansas

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 9, 2002No. 00-3315, 00-3332PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Earnestine Robinson, on behalf of her minor children, Cherokee, LaJuan, and Mytesha, filed suit along with other plaintiffs against the State of Kansas, its governor, and two state education officials challenging the state’s school financing scheme. Defendants filed motions to dismiss. The district court denied the motions holding, inter alia, that defendants do not enjoy Eleventh Amendment immunity from suit. Robinson v. Kansas, 117 F.Supp.2d 1124 (D.Kan.2000). Defendants filed an interlocutory appeal of the Eleventh Amendment immunity issue. 1 We affirm.

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2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Schrier v. University of ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  2. Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. PruittCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012
  3. Pace v. Bogalusa City School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  4. Levy v. Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2015
  5. Chaffin v. Kansas State Fair BoardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003

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