>Gov. Christie’s legal team tells N.J. Supreme Court to keep hands off education dollars
Published: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 8:30 AM Updated: Thursday, April 21, 2011, 5:31 PM
By Chris Megerian/Statehouse Bureau
TRENTON — Back off.
That was the Christie administration’s message today to the state Supreme Court as New Jersey’s legendary battle over the state’s obligations to its poorest students was renewed in nearly two hours of arguments.
With former Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero leading the charge, the Christie administration basically told the state’s highest court it should step aside and let the other two branches of government handle school funding.
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