Briefs and supporting documents submitted to the NJ Supreme Court by Plaintiffs and Defendants in the most recent Abbott v. Burke decisions are available below. Briefs submitted by Amicus filers (“friends of the court” with an interest in the outcome of the case) are also included.
Abbott XXIV (Facilities)
Plaintiffs’ Papers in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigant Rights (filed January 28, 2021)
Plaintiffs’ Brief in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Exhibit A to Luhm Certification Part I
Exhibit A to Luhm Certification Part II
Exhibits B, C, D to Luhm Certification
Jersey City and Garfield Amici Brief
Newark Board of Education Amicus Brief
Newark Teachers Union Amicus Brief
Latino Action Network et. al., Amici Brief
State’s Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief to State’s Opposition
State’s Supplemental Response re: Cost Estimates
State’s Supplemental Letter re: Cost Estimates
Abbott Plaintiffs’ Reply re: Cost Estimates
Charter Proposed Amicus Filing
Abbott Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Charter Proposed Amicus
Abbott XXIII (Facilities)
Plaintiffs’ Papers in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigant Rights (filed November 8, 2019)
Plaintiffs’ Brief in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Certification of David Sciarra
Notice of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
State’s Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief to State’s Opposition
Abbott XXII
State’s Papers in Support of Motion for Modification of Abbott XX and Abbott XXI (filed September 15, 2016)
Brief in Support of State’s Motion
Certification of Christopher Cerf, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools
Certification of Timothy J. Cunningham, Department of Community Affairs
Certification of Katherine Czehut, Office of Charter and Renaissance Schools, NJ DOE
Certification of Kevin Dehmer, Chief Financial Officer of the NJ DOE
Certification of Donnie W. Evans, Ed.D., Superintendent of Paterson Public Schools
Certification of John J. Ficara, Acting Director of NJ Division of Taxation
Certification of Matthew J. Giacobbe, Esq.
Certification of Eric A. Hanushek, Ph.D., Stanford University
Certification of Kimberley Harrington, Assistant Commissioner, NJ DOE
Certification of Jeffrey Hauger, Director of the Office of Assessments, NJ DOE
Certification of David C. Hespe, Commissioner, NJ DOE
Certification of Peter Shulman Part I, Deputy Commissioner, NJ DOE
Certification of Peter Shulman Part II, Deputy Commissioner, NJ DOE
Certification of Katharine Omenn Strunk, Ph.D., University of Southern California
Plaintiffs’ Papers in Opposition of State’s Motion for Modification of Abbott XX and Abbott XXI
Commissioner’s Brief in Support of the Court’s Authority to Hear Her Motion to Modify the Court’s Orders in Abbott XX and Abbott XXI, and Appendixes
Abbott XXI
Plaintiffs’ Papers in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigant Rights (filed June 8, 2010)
Plaintiffs’ Brief in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Certification of Dr. Danielle Farrie
Abbott Districts’ Papers in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Abbott Districts’ Brief in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Certification of Victor Gilson, Superintendent of Bridgeton Public Schools
Certification of Patricia Doloughty, Superintendent of Burlington Public Schools
Certification of Gloria Scott, Superintendent of East Orange Public Schools
Certification of John Rodecker, Superintendent of Perth Amboy Public Schools
Certification of Mark Miller, Superintendent of Phillipsburg Public Schools
Certification of Rodney Lofton, Superintendent of Trenton Public Schools
Amicus Papers in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Montgomery Township Board of Education Notice of Motion to File as Amicus Curiae
Certification of Thomas M. Venanzi
Certification of Stephen R. Fogarty, Esq.
Piscataway Township’s Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion in Aid of Litigant’s Rights
NJEA’s Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion in Aid of Litigant’s Rights
Special Education Advocacy Organizations’ Brief in Support of Litigants’ Rights
State’s Papers in Opposition to Motion in Aid of Litigants Rights (filed July 9, 2010)
State’s Brief in Opposition to the ELC’s Motion in Aid of Litigants Rights (filed May 18, 2008)
Certification of Andrew P. Sidamon-Eristoff
Certification of Barbara Gantwerk
Certification of Yut’se Thomas
State’s Brief in Reply to Amicus Curiae
Plaintiffs’ Reply Papers in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Plaintiffs’ Reply Brief in Support of Motion in Aid of Litigants’ Rights
Supplemental Certification of Melvin L. Wyns
Notice of Motion to File a Reply Brief and Supplemental Certification
Post Remand Trial Briefs
Plaintiffs’ Proposed Findings and Facts and Conclusions of Law
Defendants’ Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Part I and Part II
Special Master’s Report (filed March 22, 2011) and Response Briefs
Special Master’s Report to the Supreme Court
Brief of the Defendants Regarding Report to the Special Master
Plaintiffs’ Brief in Response to the Special Master’s Report
Reply Brief of Defendants Regarding Report to the Special Master
Reply to Defenants’ Reponse to Special Master’s Report
Abbott XX
State’s Papers in Support of Motion for Review of the Constitutionality of the School Funding Reform Act of 2008 (filed March 18, 2008)
Plaintiff’s Papers in Opposition to State’s Motion for Review of the Constitutionality of the School Funding
Amicus Papers in Opposition to State’s Motion on behalf of 11 Abbott Districts
Certification of Dr. Victor Gilson, Superintendent of Bridgeton Public Schools
Certification of Edward Gola, Superintendent of Burlington Public Schools
Certification of Bessie LaFra Young, Superintendent of Camden Public Schools
Certification of Clarence Hoover, Superintendent of East Orange Public Schools
Certification of Pablo Munoz, Superintendent of Elizabeth Public Schools
Certification of Paul Spaventa, Superintendent of Gloucester City Public Schools
Certification of Shelly Schneider, Superintendent of Millville Public Schools
Certification of Marion Bolden, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools
Certification of Robert Holster, Superintendent of Passaic Public Schools
Certification of Michael Glascoe, Superintendent of Paterson Public Schools
Certification of Michael Gorman, Superintendent of Pemberton Public Schools
Certification of John Rodecker, Superintendent of Perth Amboy Public Schools
Certification of George Chando, Superintendent of Phillipsburg Public Schools
Certification of Rodney Lofton, Superintendent of Trenton Public Schools
Certification of Robert DeSanto, Superintendent of Vineland Public Schools
Additional Amicus Briefs in Opposition to State’s Motion
Association for Children of NJ Amicus Brief
Camden Public Schools Amicus Brief
Dollar$ and Sense Amicus Brief
Newark Public Schools Amicus Brief
New Jersey Black Issues Convention Amicus Brief
New Jersey Education Association Amicus Brief
Reply Papers in Support of State’s Motion
Reply Brief in Support of State’s Motion
Certification of Justin Silverstein
Supplemental Certification of Katherine Attwood
2nd Supplemental Certification of Katherine Attwood
3rd Supplemental Certification of Katherine Attwood
4th Supplemental Certification of Katherine Attwood
Supplemental Certification of Commissioner Lucille Davy
Post Trial Submissions
Plaintiffs’ Post-Trial Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations
Defendants’ Post-Trial Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Recommendations