Legal Opinion
Horton v. Meskill
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 15, 1985No. 12499; 12500; 12501; 12502PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
These appeals are a sequel to Horton v. Meskill, 172 Conn. 615, 648-49, 376 A.2d 359 (1977) (Horton I), in which this court held unconstitutional the then existing statutory financing system for free public elementary and secondary school education in this state. Noting the difficulties of formulating appropriate orders of relief, we agreed in Horton I with the trial court’s decision to retain jurisdiction while the General Assembly was afforded an opportunity to take responsive legislative action. Id., 650-53. The legislature in 1979 enacted, and in subsequent years amended, a plan intended…
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