BOARD OF EDUC. OF TP. OF BRANCHBURG v. LIVINGSTON

Nos. 01-3151, 01-3153, 01-3217, 01-3334 and 01-3413.

312 F.3d 614 (2002)

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BRANCHBURG; Gregory Scott; Geraldine Feldman; Patricia Bowers; Robert J. Fulton, Jr., Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David LIVINGSTON, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey Board of Education of the Township of Branchburg; Gregory Scott; Geraldine Feldman; Patricia Bowers; Robert J. Fulton, Jr., Appellants (* Amended Pursuant to F.R.A.P 43(c)) Board of Education of the Township of Branchburg; Gregory Scott; Geraldine Feldman; Patricia Bowers; Robert J. Fulton, Jr., Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera, * State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey David Livingston; William L. Librera*, Appellants (* Amended Pursuant to F.R.A.P. 43(c)) Board of Education of the Township of Branchburg; Gregory Scott; Geraldine Feldman; Patricia Bowers; Robert J. Fulton, Jr., Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey The Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, Appellant (* Amended Pursuant to F.R.A.P 43(c)) Board of Education of the Township of Branchburg; Gregory Scott; Geraldine Feldman; Patricia Bowers; Robert J. Fulton, Jr.; Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski, Appellants (* Amended Pursuant to F.R.A.P 43(c)) Board of Education of the Township of Branchburg; Gregory Scott; Geraldine Feldman; Patricia Bowers; Robert J. Fulton, Jr., Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey Beth Kovacs; Christine Ihling; Steven Jankoski v. David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent; William L. Librera*, State Commissioner of Education; the Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, A Body Politic of the State of New Jersey The Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville, Appellant (* Amended Pursuant to F.R.A.P 43(c))

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed December 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Liloia, James S. Rothschild, Jr., Lance J. Kalik, Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, Morristown, NJ, for Appellants, Board of Education of the Township of Branchburg, Gregory Scott, Geraldine Feldman, Patricia Bowers, and Robert J. Fulton, Jr.

Kevin P. Kovacs, Rita Barone, Purcell, Ries, Shannon, Mulcahy & O'Neill, Bedminster, NJ, for Appellees, Beth Kovacs, Christine Ihling and Steven Jankoski.

Michael J. Rogers, McDonald, Rogers & Rizzolo, Somerville, NJ, Raymond W. Fisher, Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein, Celso & Kessler, Florham Park, NJ, for Appellee, Board of Education of the Borough of Somerville.

David Samson, Attorney General of New Jersey, Nancy Kaplen, Assistant Attorney General, Howard J. McCoach, Sarah G. Crowley, Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ, for Appellees, William L. Librera, State Commissioner Department of Education, David Livingston, Somerset County Superintendent.

Before SLOVITER, NYGAARD, and BARRY, Circuit Judges.


Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) July 25, 2002.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

In English v. Board of Education of Boonton, 301 F.3d 69, 81 (3d Cir.2002), this court held that the New Jersey statute providing for no more than one representative of a sending school district to participate on the receiving district's board of education did not violate the one person, one vote constitutional...

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