D.C. ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED PUBLIC SCHOOLS v. DC

No. 17-7155.

930 F.3d 487 (2019)

D.C. ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED PUBLIC SCHOOLS, et al., Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly P. Dunbar , Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief were Carl J. Nichols , Washington, DC, and Thomas C. Kost .

Jason Lederstein , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the briefs were Karl A. Racine , Attorney General, Loren L. AliKhan , Solicitor General, and Caroline S. Van Zile , Deputy Solicitor General.

John R. Hoellen , and Lauren R.S. Mendonsa were on the brief for amicus curiae Council of the District of Columbia in support of appellees.

Roger E. Warin , Washington, DC, Osvaldo Vazquez , Washington, DC, Marcus Gadson , and Jonathan Smith were on the brief for amici curiae Community Members and Organizations in support of defendants-appellees.

Before: Henderson, Srinivasan and Millett, Circuit Judges.


In 1996, Congress enacted the School Reform Act, which established parallel systems of traditional public schools and charter schools in the District of Columbia. The Act requires the District to fund the operating expenses of public and charter schools on a uniform, per-student basis. In this case, the D.C. Association...

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