Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Commissioner of Transitional Assistance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 2, 2004PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
The Commissioner of the Department of Transitional Assistance (department) appeals from an order that preliminarily enjoined him from reducing the level of monthly benefits paid to the elderly, disabled, and children under the emergency *847aid (EA) program during fiscal year (FY) 2004. See G. L. c. 117A. The commissioner had determined that the benefit reduction was necessary to operate the EA program within the legislative appropriation for the year, but a judge in the Superior Court concluded that the appropriation enactment mandated a minimum level of benefits. We conclude that the…
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