Citation457 U.S. 202 (1982) Brief Fact Summary. Appellant challenged the practice of Texas that denies to undocumented school-age children the free public education that it provides to children who are citizens of the United States or legally admitted aliens. Synopsis of Rule of Law. In light of the countervailing costs, the discrimination contained in the Texas statute can hardly be considered rational unless it furthers some substantial goal of the State. ...
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Plyler v. Doe
Citation457 U.S. 202 (1982) Brief Fact Summary. Appellant challenged the practice of Texas that denies to undocumented school-age children the free public education that it provides to children who are citizens of the United States or legally admitted aliens. Synopsis of Rule of Law. The Court is reluctant to impute to Congress the intention to withhold from the alien children, for so long as they are present in this country through no fault of their own, access to basic education. ...
Plyler v. Doe
Citation. 457 U.S. 202, 102 S.Ct. 2382, 72 L.Ed.2d 786 (1982). Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiffs challenged Texas law denying free public school enrollment to undocumented schoolchildren. Synopsis of Rule of Law. If a state is to deny a discrete group of innocent children the free public education it offers other children, that denial must be justified by a showing that it furthers so substantial state interest. ...
Plyler v. Doe
Citation457 U.S. 202, 102 S. Ct. 2382, 72 L. Ed. 2d 786, 1982 U.S. 124. Brief Fact Summary. Pursuant to a Texas law, a local school district conditioned the enrollment in its schools of the children of illegal aliens on their payment of a “tuition fee.” The constitutionality of the statute was brought into question. Synopsis of Rule of Law. The denial of the free public education to the children of undocumented aliens within a state’s borders must be justified by a showing that such denial substantially furthers a substantial state interest. ...
Plyler v. Doe
Citation22 Ill. 458 U.S. 1131, 103 S. Ct. 14, 73 L. Ed. 2d 1401 (1982) Brief Fact Summary. In 1975 the Texas legislature passed a law withholding funds for the education of children of illegal aliens. This law also authorized local school districts to deny entry in the public schools of the state to these children. Synopsis of Rule of Law. In order for a state to constitutionally deny a discrete group of individuals the rights it offers to others, this denial must be justified by showing a legitimate state interest. ...
Plyler v. Doe
Citation457 U.S. 202, 102 S. Ct. 2382, 72 L. Ed. 2d 786, 1982 U.S. Brief Fact Summary. Texas denied the children of illegal immigrants free public education. Legal representatives of such children brought suit, alleging Texas’s statute violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution (Constitution). Synopsis of Rule of Law. The State may not deny free public education to the children of undocumented immigrants. ...