Legal Opinion
Governor v. State Treasurer
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 1973No. 1 June Term 1972, Docket No. 53,809PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
This case will be considered in this opinion in eight parts. I, the dispositive issue. II, state control of public schools in Michigan and state responsibility for the public schools. Ill, the inherent inequality in school district property tax bases. IV, the school aid formula does not equalize property tax inequality. V, the inequality in the Michigan public school financing system denies equal protection of the laws. VI, limits of decision. VII, defendants’ arguments. VIII, order.
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DISPOSITIVE ISSUE
This case concerns the constitutionality of the Michigan public school financing system.
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