Legal Opinion
In re County Collector of the County of Winnebago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 16, 1996No. Nos. 96-1709, 96-1710 and 96-1716PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Appellants (the “tax objectors”) filed tax objections in Illinois state court, claiming that the Rockford Board of Education, School District No. 205 (the “school district”), levied taxes against their property in violation of Illinois law. The taxes were levied as a result of a federal lawsuit against the school district alleging racial discrimination. In that suit, the school district agreed to, and the district court approved, a consent decree that sought to remedy racial imbalance in the Rockford schools. The consent decree authorized the school district to fund…
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