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Voting, participating meaningfully in civic life, and accessing justice require some measure of literacy [but] do not necessarily make access to literacy a fundamental right.

U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III's ruling in a case against Michigan state officials for alleged systemic failures that led to the illiteracy of Detroit students.

U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy III's ruling in a case against Michigan state officials for alleged systemic failures that led to the illiteracy of Detroit students.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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