Legal Opinion
Snell v. Wyman
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 29, 1968No. 67 Civ. 2676PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKEL, District Judge.
The welfare laws and administrative regulations of New York State contain provisions, more particularly described below, which impose upon welfare recipients an obligation to repay the cost of assistance benefits out of specified kinds of assets. The plaintiffs, who have received and are receiving various forms of welfare payments, brought this suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, urging that such provisions are invalid and unenforceable on one or more of several federal constitutional grounds. Predicating federal jurisdiction upon 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28…
2Cases cited83 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by87 opinions
- New York State Department of Social Services v. DublinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- National Welfare Rights Organization v. F. David Mathews, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Kelly v. WymanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Charleston v. WohlgemuthDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- In Re Agent Orange Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
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