Legal Opinion
Roseanna Roselli v. John J. Affleck, Individually and in His Capacity as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 31, 1974No. 74-1084PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, takes this interlocutory appeal from the issuance of a preliminary injunction precluding him from implementing the state’s new flat grant welfare program to the extent it supplants the state’s former method of welfare payments for the purchase of shelter. . We affirm.
As a condition of participation in the federal AFDC program, states must tailor their public assistance plans to comply with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 602(a) (1970), King v. Smith, 392 U.S. 309, 316-317, 88 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Carleson v. RemillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
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