California Supreme Court· 8/30/1971

Serrano v. Priest

Citations

487 P.2d 1241
5 Cal. 3d 584
96 Cal. Rptr. 601
41 A.L.R. 3d 1187
1971 Cal. LEXIS 273

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holding that the structure of the education funding system in California denied students equal protection
echoing the United States Supreme Court’s sentiments in Brown regarding the “fundamental” importance of education
echoing the United States Supreme Court's sentiments in Brown regarding the \fundamental\ importance of education
“[T]he distinctive and priceless function of education in our society warrants, indeed compels, our treating it as a ‘fundamental interest.’ ”
state’s general freedom to discriminate based on geographical basis will be significantly curtailed by the Equal Protection Clause
state’s general freedom to discriminate based on geographical basis will be significantly curtailed by the Equal Protection Clause

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