Quotes · Quote card
Quotation from San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez by Supreme Court of the United States
“The Court today decides, in effect, that a State may constitutionally vary the quality of education which it offers its children in accordance with the amount of taxable wealth located in the school districts within which they reside.”
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, Dissent of Justice Marshall (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Marshall, joined by Justice Douglas, characterizes the majority's holding at the start of his dissent.
Citation: "The Court today decides, in effect, that a State may constitutionally vary the quality of education which it offers its children in accordance with the amount of taxable wealth located in the school districts within which they reside." — Supreme Court of the United States, San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, Dissent of Justice Marshall (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id san-antonio-isd-v-rodriguez-q5)
Portrait: US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell - 1976 official portrait, Color negative by Robert S. Oakes, Public domain.
