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Quotation from San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez by Supreme Court of the United States
“Education, of course, is not among the rights afforded explicit protection under our Federal Constitution. Nor do we find any basis for saying it is implicitly so protected.”
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, Opinion of the Court (Justice Powell), Part II-B (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Powell states the Court's conclusion that education is not a fundamental right for purposes of equal protection review.
Citation: "Education, of course, is not among the rights afforded explicit protection under our Federal Constitution. Nor do we find any basis for saying it is implicitly so protected." — Supreme Court of the United States, San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, Opinion of the Court (Justice Powell), Part II-B (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id san-antonio-isd-v-rodriguez-q1)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell - 1976 official portrait, Color negative by Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
