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Judge Wayne Justice: A Life Of Human Dignity And Refractory Mules, Albert H. Kauffman
Judge Wayne Justice: A Life Of Human Dignity And Refractory Mules, Albert H. Kauffman
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Judge Wayne Justice had a deep impact on the lives of many people and was an unyielding advocate who protected the rights of all U.S. citizens. Many of the Judge’s orders and consent decrees forced Texas to comply with more stringent federal requirements in education and health care and had a far reaching effect across the nation. Judge Justice presided over Doe v. Plyler that ensured the benefit of public education for the children of undocumented immigrants. In United States v. Texas, Judge Justice required that the Texas Education Agency monitor school district actions and policies to assure that they …
The Texas School Finance Litigation Saga: Great Progress, Then Near Death By A Thousand Cuts, Albert H. Kauffman
The Texas School Finance Litigation Saga: Great Progress, Then Near Death By A Thousand Cuts, Albert H. Kauffman
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The Texas Legislature’s system for financing Texas schools is significantly more equitable after Edgewood v. Kirby. Edgewood I and Edgewood II effectively forced the legislature to improve the finance system. However, the rulings in the first two Edgewood cases have been whittled away by the last four Edgewood decisions.. As a result, courts now approach fundamental issues, legislative power, and the relationship between them differently.
The Edgewood v. Kirby legacy still improves the equity and adequacy of Texas’s public education finance system. This legacy is expanded upon with observations regarding long term impacts of the Texas school finance litigation saga.