Abbott v. Burke

Decided June 5, 1990. Robert Nathan Wilentz wrote the opinion for the court.

575 A.2d 359 · Cited 124 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Robinson v. Cahill · 303 A.2d 273
• Abbott v. Burke · 495 A.2d 376
• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• Board of Education v. Nyquist · 57 N.Y.2d 27
• Horton v. Meskill · 172 Conn. 615
• Seattle School District No. 1 v. State · 585 P.2d 71
• Southern Burlington County N.A.A.C.P. v. Township of Mount Laurel · 456 A.2d 390
• Pauley v. Kelly · 255 S.E.2d 859
• Hornbeck v. Somerset County Board of Education · 458 A.2d 758
• Board of Education v. Walter · 58 Ohio St. 2d 368
• DuPree v. Alma School District No. 30 · 651 S.W.2d 90
• McDaniel v. Thomas · 285 S.E.2d 156
• Olsen v. State Ex Rel. Johnson · 554 P.2d 139
• Danson v. Casey · 399 A.2d 360
• Thompson v. Engelking · 537 P.2d 635
• Kukor v. Grover · 436 N.W.2d 568
• Shofstall v. Hollins · 515 P.2d 590
• Richland County v. Campbell · 364 S.E.2d 470
• Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc. · 790 S.W.2d 186
• Washakie County School District Number One v. Herschler · 606 P.2d 310
• Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby · 777 S.W.2d 391
• Lujan v. Colorado State Board of Education · 649 P.2d 1005
• Fair School Finance Council of Oklahoma, Inc. v. State · 746 P.2d 1135
• Helena Elementary School District No. 1 v. State · 769 P.2d 684
• Helena Elementary School D. 1 v. State · 784 P.2d 412

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• ABBOTT BY ABBOTT v. Burke · 693 A.2d 417
• Abbott Ex Rel. Abbott v. Burke · 20 A.3d 1018
• ABBOTT BY ABBOTT v. Burke · 710 A.2d 450
• Abbott Ex Rel. Abbott v. Burke · 971 A.2d 989
• Committee for Educational Rights v. Edgar · 672 N.E.2d 1178
• Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District v. Edgewood Independent School District · 826 S.W.2d 489
• City of Pawtucket v. Sundlun · 662 A.2d 40
• Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, Inc. v. Rell · 990 A.2d 206
• Skeen v. State · 505 N.W.2d 299
• Unified School District No. 229 v. State · 256 Kan. 232
• Board of Education v. New Jersey Department of Education · 872 A.2d 1052
• DeRolph v. State · 93 Ohio St. 3d 309
• Abbott Ex Rel. Abbott v. Burke · 790 A.2d 842
• Ex Parte James · 713 So. 2d 869
• DeRolph v. State · 1997 Ohio 84
• DeRolph v. State · 2001 Ohio 1343
• Lonegan v. State · 809 A.2d 91
• Lobato v. State · 218 P.3d 358
• Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter · 851 S.W.2d 139
• DeRolph v. State · 78 Ohio St. 3d 193
• Nebraska Coalition for Educational Equity & Adequacy v. Heineman · 731 N.W.2d 164
• Sheff v. O'Neill · 238 Conn. 1
• Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State · 801 N.E.2d 326
• Campbell County School District v. State · 907 P.2d 1238
• Harrisburg School District v. Zogby · 828 A.2d 1079

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