San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
- Decided
- April 23, 1973
- Docket
- 71-1332
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- concluding that childhood education, despite its "undisputed importance," is not a fundamental right for purposes of the Equal Protection Clause — State v. JP (2004)
- holding that, “at least where wealth is concerned, the Equal Protection Clause does not require absolute equality or precisely equal advantages” — Srubar v. Rudd, Rosenberg, Mitofsky & Hollender (1994)
- holding that the right to an education is not a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution — Honorable Ellis Gregory, Jr. Honorable Anthony P. Nugent, Jr. Honorable Douglas W. Greene and Honorable Flake L. McHaney v. Honorable John D. Ashcroft (1990)
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How the opinion begins
[*4] Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court.
This suit attacking the Texas system of financing public education was initiated by Mexican-American parents whose children attend the elementary and sec [*5] ondary schools in the Edgewood Independent School District, an urban school district in San Antonio, Texas.[1] They brought a class action on behalf of schoolchildren throughout the State who are members of minority groups or who are poor and reside in school districts having a low property tax base. Named as defendants[2] were the State Board of Education, the Commissioner of Education, the State Attorney General, and the Bexar County (San Antonio) Board of Trustees. The com [*6] plaint was filed in the summer of 1968 and a three-judge court was impaneled in January 1969.[3] In December 1971[4] the panel rendered its judgment in a per curiam opinion holding the Texas school finance system unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.[5] The State appealed, and we noted probable jurisdiction to consider the far-reaching constitutional questions presented. 406 U. S. 966 (1972). For the reasons stated in this opinion, we reverse the decision of the District Court.
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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1 (1973)Read the full opinion
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