Legal Opinion
H. Brooke Paige v. State of Vermont
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 21, 2018No. 2018-164PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEaton, J.
¶ 1. Plaintiff H. Brooke Paige, a taxpayer and resident of Washington, Vermont, appeals the civil division's dismissal of his complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the State of Vermont and the Washington Town School Board. In his complaint, he asserted that Act 46, a 2015 state law related to education funding, spending, and governance, impermissibly coerced town residents into voting to merge school districts. He further alleged that Act 46 deprived town residents of local control of education and would result in unequal educational opportunities in violation of the…
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