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COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS v. EDGAR

No. 1-92-2379.

641 N.E.2d 602 (1994)

267 Ill.App.3d 18

204 Ill.Dec. 378

The COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jim EDGAR, Governor of the State of Illinois; Illinois State Board of Education; and Robert Leininger, State Superintendent of Education, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago (D. Kendall Griffith, William J. Holloway, Joshua G. Vincent and William Gleeson, of counsel), for appellants.

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., and Rosalyn B. Kaplan, Sol. Gen., Chicago (Rita M. Novak, of counsel), for appellees.

Thomas J. Bamonte & Gary S. Caplan of Sachonoff & Weaver, Ltd., Chicago (Karen Berman, Ch'go Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., of counsel), for amicus curiae, Chicago Urban League.

Robert L. Graham & Christine A. Picker of Jenner & Block, Chicago (Harvey Grossman & Jane M. Whicher, Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU, Inc., of counsel), for amicus curiae, ACLU of IL.

Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs challenge the way public education is financed in Illinois. The complaint addresses differences in taxable wealth among school districts and the effect of those differences on the ability of poorer districts to offer students benefits and educational opportunities equal to those available to students in wealthier districts. Under the Illinois school funding scheme the legislature establishes a minimum expenditure...

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