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JAMES v. BD. OF EDUC.

42 N.Y.2d 357 (1977)

Katherine James et al., Individually and on Behalf of Their Minor Children, et al., Respondents, v. Board of Education of the City of New York et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 14, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Bernard Richland, Corporation Counsel (Leonard Koerner, L. Kevin Sheridan, Michael S. Cecere and Paul T. Rephen of counsel), for appellants.

John E. Le Moult and Steven Delibert for respondents.

Laura B. Hoguet, Todd B. Sollis, Robert N. Landes and Barbara Ann Cook for McGraw-Hill, Inc., amicus curiae.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.

JASEN, J.

Whether the courts have power to enjoin, even temporarily, the administration of examinations to school pupils based on contentions that the integrity of the examinations had been fatally compromised is the issue presented for our consideration. Special Term, affirmed by the Appellate Division, granted a preliminary injunction against the scheduled administration of comprehensive reading and mathematics...

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