CONNECTICUT COALITION FOR JUSTICE v. RELL

(SC 19768).

176 A.3d 28 (2018)

327 Conn. 650

CONNECTICUT COALITION FOR JUSTICE IN EDUCATION FUNDING, INC., et al. v. Governor M. Jodi RELL, et al.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released January 17, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Rubin , associate attorney general, with whom were Beth Z. Margulies , Eleanor M. Mullen , and Darren P. Cunningham , assistant attorneys general, and, on the brief, George Jepsen , attorney general, and John P. DiManno , former assistant attorney general, for the appellants-cross appellees (defendants).

Joseph P. Moodhe , pro hac vice, with whom were David N. Rosen , Olivia Cheng , pro hac vice, and Christel Y. Tham , pro hac vice, and, on the brief, Edward Bradley , Gregory P. Copeland , Cara A. Moore , Megan K. Bannigan , pro hac vice, Emily A. Johnson , pro hac vice, John S. Kiernan , pro hac vice, Dustin N. Nofziger , pro hac vice, David B. Noland , pro hac vice, and Alexandra S. Thompson , pro hac vice, for the appellees-cross appellants (plaintiffs).

Nancy B. Alisberg and Samuel R. Bagenstos , pro hac vice, filed a brief for the National Disability Rights Network et al. as amici curiae.

James P. Sexton , Emily Graner Sexton and Marina L. Green filed a brief for The Arc of the United States et al. as amici curiae.

Wendy Lecker filed a brief for the Education Law Center as amicus curiae.

Gabrielle Levin and Joshua S. Lipshutz , pro hac vice, field a brief for the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now et al. as amici curiae.

Michael Roberts and Scott Madeo filed a brief for the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities as amicus curiae.

Andrew A. Feinstein and Jillian L. Griswold filed a brief for twelve individuals with severe disabilities who have filed in fictitious names as amici curiae.

Rogers, C. J., and Palmer, Eveleigh, Robinson, Vertefeuille, Alvord and Sheldon, Js.


"Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither justice nor freedom can be permanently maintained." Letter from James A. Garfield accepting the presidential nomination (July 12, 1880), The American Presidency Project, available at http://www. presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid= 76221 (last visited...

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