Legal Opinion
Morales v. Minter
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 22, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-1404-F and 74-4898-FPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
This three-judge court was convened, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2281 and 2284, to determine the constitutionality of a state welfare statute, M.G.L. c. 117, § 4. 1 Before us are two factually unrelated class actions (Ryan v. Minter and Morales v. Minter) which have been consolidated because plaintiffs in both actions seek declaratory and injunctive relief from the enforcement, by officials responsible for the actions of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare [“the Department”], of the statute in question, insofar as it (and the Department’s regulations 2…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Medora v. ColauttiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Opinion of the Justices to the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Teresa Baker, Etc. v. City of ConcordCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Carmela Basel, for Herself and Everyone Similarly Situated v. John A. Knebel, Acting Secretary of the U. S. Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Young v. ByrneNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
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