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Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby. Cited as: 777 S.W. 2d 391 (Tex. 1989)

The Texas Constitution declares that “a general diffusion of knowledge” is “essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people”. Further, the Legislature and State have a duty “to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of free schools” (Article VII § 1). Here, the Petitioners sought a review of an appeal court's order that reversed a trial court judgment which found that Texas' school financing system violated the Texas Constitution. This system relied on local property taxes to fund schools.

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Witness

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United States of America
Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work: 
Monitoring
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Women's Economic Agenda Project (WEAP)

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United States of America
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Partners for Dignity and Rights

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United States of America
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Environment & ESCR
Women & ESCR
Corporate Accountability
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Campaign for Fiscal Equity et al. v. State of New York et al. 719 N.Y.S.2d 475

In 1993, the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, as well as several students and their parents, filed a complaint asserting that New York State's educational financing scheme, in violation of the state Constitution, fails to provide public school students in New York City, an opportunity to obtain a sound basic education. Gross underfunding of schools had allegedly led to a scarcity of basic resources, as well as low test scores and graduation rates.

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EarthRights International (ERI)

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United States of America
Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work: 
Corporate Accountability
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The Democracy Center

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Bolivia, United States of America
Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work: 
Corporate Accountability
Economic Policy
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Center for Human Rights and Environment (CHRE)

Country: 
United States of America
Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work: 
Corporate Accountability
OP-ICESCR

Callahan v. Carey, No. 79-42582 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County, Cot. 18, 1979)

Callahan was a class-action suit on behalf of homeless men in the Bowery area of Manhattan seeking a temporary mandatory injunction requiring the City of New York to provide shelter to homeless men.

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