San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that education is not a fundamental right under the Constitution, upholding school funding systems based on local property taxes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez canonical | 7 |
| San Antonio Independent School District v. Demetrio P. Rodriguez | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez Context triple: [Thurgood Marshall, notableDissent, San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez]
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Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down city ordinances targeting Santería animal sacrifice and clarified that laws burdening religious practice must be neutral and generally applicable under the Free Exercise Clause.
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Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by affirming Congress’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause.
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United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
The United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion is a landmark Supreme Court decision, authored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that struck down the Virginia Military Institute’s male-only admissions policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez Target entity description: San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that education is not a fundamental right under the Constitution, upholding school funding systems based on local property taxes.
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A.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Wisconsin v. Yoder is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that held compulsory school attendance laws could not be applied in a way that violated Amish parents’ religious freedom.
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B.
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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C.
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down city ordinances targeting Santería animal sacrifice and clarified that laws burdening religious practice must be neutral and generally applicable under the Free Exercise Clause.
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D.
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States is a landmark 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by affirming Congress’s power to prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations under the Commerce Clause.
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E.
United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion
The United States v. Virginia (1996) majority opinion is a landmark Supreme Court decision, authored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that struck down the Virginia Military Institute’s male-only admissions policy as unconstitutional sex discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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equal protection case ⓘ landmark education law case ⓘ |
| arguedDate | October 12, 1972 ⓘ |
| challengedLawOrPolicy | Texas public school financing system based on local property taxation ⓘ |
| citation | 411 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Equal Protection Clause
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | March 21, 1973 ⓘ |
| defendant | San Antonio Independent School District ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Byron R. White
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Thurgood Marshall ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 71-1332 ⓘ |
| fullName |
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
San Antonio Independent School District v. Demetrio P. Rodriguez
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| geographicFocus |
San Antonio
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surface form:
San Antonio, Texas
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| holding |
Education is not a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution
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Texas system of financing public education based on local property taxes does not violate the Equal Protection Clause ⓘ Wealth is not a suspect classification under the Equal Protection Clause ⓘ |
| impact |
Limited federal constitutional challenges to school funding inequalities
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Shifted school finance reform efforts to state courts and state constitutions ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Blackmun
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surface form:
Harry A. Blackmun
Potter Stewart ⓘ Warren E. Burger ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
Equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment
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School finance and funding disparities ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ |
| originatingState | Texas ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Demetrio P. Rodriguez ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | binding precedent on federal equal protection challenges to school finance systems ⓘ |
| rearguedDate | October 1, 1973 ⓘ |
| rejectedClaim |
That education is a fundamental right triggering strict scrutiny
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That wealth-based disparities in school funding create a suspect class ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Brown v. Board of Education
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Plyler v. Doe ⓘ |
| relatedField |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| standardOfReview | rational basis review ⓘ |
| topic |
constitutional rights and education
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educational inequality ⓘ public school funding ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 5–4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1973 ⓘ |
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Subject: San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez Description of subject: San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez is a landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that education is not a fundamental right under the Constitution, upholding school funding systems based on local property taxes.
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