Campaign for Quality Education v. State of California

Filed 4/20/16 (review denied 8/22/16; reposted to include Supreme Court statements upon denial of review)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

CAMPAIGN FOR QUALITY

EDUCATION et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,

A134423

v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. RG10524770) Defendants and Respondents.

MAYA ROBLES-WONG et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. A134424 STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al. (Alameda County Defendants and Respondents; Super. Ct. No. RG10515768)

CALIFORNIA TEACHERS

ASSOCIATION,

Intervener and Appellant.

In these consolidated appeals, appellants ask us to reinstate their claims in which they seek declaratory and injunctive relief on the ground that respondents are allegedly violating sections 1 and 5 of article IX of the California Constitution.1 Appellants‘ claims are general in nature. They allege the constitutional sections provide for a judicially-enforceable right to an education of ―some…