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FISCAL EQUITY CAMPAIGN v. NYS

187 Misc.2d 1 (2001)

719 N.Y.S.2d 475

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

Supreme Court, New York County.

January 9, 2001.

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 and Martin Bienstock of counsel), and Sutherland, Asbill & Brennen, Atlanta, Georgia, for defendants.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LELAND DEGRASSE, J.

"[E]ducation is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities, even service in the armed forces. It is the very foundation of good citizenship. Today it...

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