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MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA v. EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY LEAGUE

No. 72-1264.

415 U.S. 605 (1974)

MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA v. EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY LEAGUE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 25, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Mattioni argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Edwin D. Wolf argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1965 the voters of Philadelphia approved a public education supplement to their city charter establishing the present structure of the Philadelphia Board of Education (the School Board or Board). The supplement, which appears as Art. XII of the city charter,1 vests in the Mayor a double appointment power with regard to the School Board. The Mayor appoints the nine

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