Rueda v. Yellen

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND IVANIA AMADOR et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. ELH-20-1102 STEVEN MNUCHIN et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This case concerns a constitutional challenge to a provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”),

Pub. L. 116-136, 134

Stat. 281 (2020), codified at 26 U.S.C. § 6428(g)(1)(B). The provision excludes an otherwise eligible individual from receiving emergency cash assistance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic if his or her spouse is an undocumented immigrant. The plaintiffs…