Legal Opinion

Price v. Cohen

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 17, 1983No. 83-1387PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and Walter S. Cohen, Secretary of the Department, appeal from an order of the district court, 565 F.Supp. 657, permanently enjoining enforcement of section 10 of Act 1982-75, which amended the Pennsylvania Public Welfare Code. 1982 Pa. Laws 231, amending 62 P.S. § 432.1 The district court issued the injunction after concluding that section 10 violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by discriminating impermissibly on the basis of age. Because we hold that there is a rational…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Alexander v. WhitmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  2. Philadelphia Police & Fire Ass'n for Handicapped Children, Inc. v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Richard O. Bertoli Podvey, Sachs, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner & Cocoziello, Court-Appointed Standby Counsel for Richard O. BertoliCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  4. Martin v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. John Stiles v. Roy D. Blunt, William L. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990

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