Yale Law Students argue case in Connecticut Supreme Court
After years of preparation, two Yale Law School students were in front of the Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing a case that could lead to major changes in Connecticut's public education system and how it's funded.
Law students Neil Weare and David Noah and a dozen classmates have spent thousands of hours interviewing plaintiffs, conducting research, drafting briefs and developing oral arguments in a lawsuit that would have cost an estimated $5 million to $7 million if handled by private lawyers.
The law students, representing the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding and public school students across the state for free, argued that the Connecticut Constitution guarantees every student at least an adequate education.
"We had a healthy sense of nerves," Weare said. "When you have potentially the future of Connecticut's schoolchildren resting on this argument today, there's a lot riding on it."
Weare and Noah are among the 80 percent of Yale Law School students who participate in clinics where they represent real people with real issues in courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Scott Drake talks with David Noah about the case in this podcast.
The LBN Team
Post a Comment
View Printer Friendly Version
Email Article to Friend
Reader Comments