Judge Sets Constitution Aside in School Finance Ruling

Joshua Dunn, professor at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs and author of Complex Justice, deconstructs Denver District Court Judge Sheila Rappaport’s December 9 decision for the plaintiffs in the school finance case Lobato v State. Dunn says the judge’s “absolute contempt for the constitution” is unique among the hundreds of rulings in similar cases nationwide that he has read and analyzed, and identifies clear grounds for a very likely appeal.

[http://audio.ivoices.org/mp3/iipodcast517.mp3]

Posted by ben on Dec 12th, 2011 and filed under Audio/Video, K-12 Funding, Podcasts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site

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  1. Ed is Watching » Governor Appeals Lobato Ruling; State Board May Need Some Holiday Cheer First says:
    December 22, 2011 at 5:40 pm

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