CARR v. KOCH

No. 113414.

981 N.E.2d 326 (2012)

2012 IL 113414

367 Ill. Dec. 1

Paul CARR et al., Appellants, v. Christopher KOCH, State Superintendent of Education, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 29, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott R. Lassar , Tracy F. Flint , Jason M. Adler , and Sean A. Siekkinen , Sidley Austin LLP, Alexander Polikoff, Chicago, IL, for appellants.

Lisa Madigan , Atty. Gen., Springfield, IL, Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor Gen., Paul Berks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, for appellees.


OPINION

Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiffs Paul Carr and Ron Newell brought a declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration that the Illinois education funding system set forth in section 18-8.05 of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/18-8.05 (West 2010)) (hereinafter the education funding statute) violates the equal protection clause of the Illinois constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I, § 2). Named as...

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