The U.S. Supreme Court took a major step toward ending a 17-year legal battle Thursday, saying lower courts made a mistake by focusing too much on forcing Arizona to spend more money to help students who haven't yet learned to speak, read or write English. Scott Drake interviews
Luis Bartolomei a partner with Reyes, Bartolomei and Browne in Dallas.
The U.S. Supreme Court took a major step toward ending a 17-year legal battle Thursday, saying lower courts made a mistake by focusing too much on forcing Arizona to spend more money to help students who haven't yet learned to speak, read or write English. Scott Drake interviews
Luis Bartolomei a partner with Reyes, Bartolomei and Browne in Dallas.
The U.S. Supreme Court took a major step toward ending a 17-year legal battle Thursday, saying lower courts made a mistake by focusing too much on forcing Arizona to spend more money to help students who haven't yet learned to speak, read or write English.
The court voted 5-4 to send the Flores vs. Arizona case back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The instructions are to consider whether Arizona has complied with civil-rights law by improving both English-learner programs and K-12 education overall.
Scott Drake interviews Clint Bollick. He serves as the director of the Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation at the Goldwater Institute.
The U.S. Supreme Court took a major step toward ending a 17-year legal battle Thursday, saying lower courts made a mistake by focusing too much on forcing Arizona to spend more money to help students who haven't yet learned to speak, read or write English. Scott Drake interviews Clint Bollick. He serves as the director of the Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation at the Goldwater Institute
The court voted 5-4 to send the Flores vs. Arizona case back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The instructions are to consider whether Arizona has complied with civil-rights law by improving both English-learner programs and K-12 education overall.