Appellate Court of NY Reverses Decision in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. NY State School Funding Case.Business Editors Statement of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Attorney Al Lindseth Al Lindseth, a partner in the law firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , who, along with lawyers from the New York Attorney General's office, headed the trial team for the State of New York in the Campaign for Fiscal Equity The Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), a not-for-profit organization based in New York City, is a coalition of parent organizations, community school boards and advocacy groups seeking to reform New York State's school finance system to ensure adequate funding of education in New (CFE CFE Conventional Forces in Europe (treaty) CFE Cash Flow to Equity (finance/accounting) CFE Comisión Federal de Electricidad (México) CFE Certified Fraud Examiner ) law suit, issued the following statement after the Appellate Division reversed (4 to 1) Judge Leland DeGrasse's earlier decision in the trial court: "We're obviously very pleased with the Appellate Division's decision. CFE was unsuccessful at making this matter about more money and we are grateful for that because lack of money is not the problem -- New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. spends over $10,000 per student and nearly a quarter of a million dollars per classroom per year. This litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. has for too long deflected attention away from New York City schools' real challenges, which require as a remedy significant reform and accountability. Today, the Appellate judges saw through the smokescreen and we are pleased for our client." Mr. Lindseth is available for interviews. |
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