Carr v. Koch

Plaintiffs filed suit to declare Illinois education funding system in Section 18-8.05 of School Code in violation of equal-proteciton clause. Tax rates imposed were not obligated by state funding scheme. State neither rewarded nor punished school districts for exceeding statutory tax rates, and thus State did not induce school district's decision as to tax rates. Plaintiffs lack standing, as they have not alleged actual or threatened injury, and their claim of higher tax rates cannot be fairly traceable to Defendants' actions. (APPLETON and COOK, concurring.)