New York, Connecticut, Illinois, et al.
Amici Curiae
Caitlin J. Halligan, Counsel of Record New York, Connecticut, and Illinois are joined in this brief by 14 other States, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Caitlin J. Halligan has served as New York’s solicitor general since September 2001. She received her law degree from Georgetown University in 1995. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 10, 2006. The tradition of public elementary and secondary education in thiscountry has long embraced as an important goal the assimilation of childrenfrom diverse backgrounds into…
