1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.3d
  4. 89 A.3d
  5. 89 A.3d 778 (2014)
 

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE v. CHAFEE

No. 2012-271-Appeal.

89 A.3d 778 (2014)

WOONSOCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE et al. v. The Honorable Lincoln CHAFEE in his official capacity as the Governor of the State of Rhode Island et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 2, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel D. Zurier, Esq. , Stephen M. Robinson, Esq. , Providence, for Plaintiffs.

Rebecca T. Partington, Esq. , Providence, Claire J. Richards, Esq. , for Defendants.

Present: SUTTELL, C.J., GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, ROBINSON, and INDEGLIA, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

Few responsibilities of government are as important as providing for the education of children; few issues are as passionately debated by citizens as the appropriate way to meet that responsibility. This case concerns the parameters of the General Assembly's duty to promote public education, which is set forth in the Education Clause, article 12, section 1 of the Rhode Island Constitution. Specifically, the plaintiffs...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases