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Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982), was a landmark decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States struck down both a state statute denying funding for education of undocumented immigrant children in the United States and an independent school district's attempt to charge an annual $1,000 tuition fee for each student to compensate for lost state funding. [1]
California Education Code 48907 (1977), also known as the California Student Free Expression Law, acts as a counter to the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) Supreme Court ruling, which limited the freedom of speech granted to public high school newspapers .
Initiated in 1968 in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Serrano v. Priest (John Serrano was a parent of one of several Los Angeles public school students; Ivy Baker Priest was the California State Treasurer at the time) set forth three causes of action (quotes from the decision).
Not currently found mentally incompetent to vote by a court. For more details about the voting rights of people who have been incarcerated, you can visit the California Secretary of State’s ...
In the June 1998 and March 2000 primary elections, voters could vote for any candidate in any party's primary. On June 26, 2000, the United States Supreme Court decided in California Democratic Party, et al. v. Jones 530 U.S. 567 (2000) [2] that California's open primary system violated the right of free association. In January 2001, following ...
All registered voters can vote in this year’s primary election. To be eligible to vote in California, you need to be a U.S. citizen, reside in California and be at least 18 years old.
Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, 561 U.S. 661 (2010), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld, against a First Amendment challenge, the policy of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, governing official recognition of student groups, which required the groups to accept all students regardless of their status or beliefs in order to obtain ...
A ballot measure that would have required voter approval for future state tax increases will not appear on the November ballot, California Supreme Court rules.