FISCAL EQUITY v. STATE OF NY


182 Misc.2d 676 (1999)

699 N.Y.S.2d 663

CAMPAIGN FOR FISCAL EQUITY et al., Plaintiffs, v. STATE OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

November 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Joseph Wayland of counsel), and Michael A. Rebell Associates for plaintiffs.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General (Harriet B. Rosen of counsel), and Sutherland, Asbill & Brennen, Atlanta, Georgia, for defendants.


OPINION OF THE COURT

LELAND DEGRASSE, J.

Plaintiffs in this action challenge the adequacy of New York State's funding of New York City's public schools. Trial commenced on October 12, 1999 with plaintiffs asserting two claims: (1) that the State's school funding mechanisms cause the education afforded students in New York City to fall below the "sound basic education" required by the State Constitution's education...

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