On Thursday June 28, 2012, Chief Judge Kane granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, giving the named plaintiffs the power to represent themselves and the 170 other families who paid $108,000 in illegal and excessive truancy fines. In her opinion, Chief Judge Kane called the defendant’s position “quixotic” and stated that the defendant made no plausible arguments in support of this position.

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