Legal Opinion
Cohanim v. New York City Board of Education
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 12, 2002No. 00 CV 1783(ARR)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROSS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Modjgan Cohanim is a Queens voter and parent of children in the New York City public schools in Queens County who seeks to enjoin the method of choosing the members of the New York City Board of Education (the “Board”) as viola-tive of the Equal Protection Clause. She has moved for a preliminary injunction and the Board has filed a cross-motion to dismiss. For the reasons explained below, the Board’s motion is granted and plaintiffs complaint is dismissed.
BACKGROUND
The New York City school system is composed of community school districts, each…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sailors v. Board of Ed. of Kent Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Oliver v. Board of Education of City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
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