Legal Opinion
Coalition for Basic Human Needs v. Edward J. King
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 13, 1981No. 81-1472PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
This request for an injunction pending appeal presents what appears to us to be an unprecedented factual situation, and raises issues relating to appealability, the strength of plaintiffs’ claims on the merits, and the appropriateness of any federal remedial action. ’
The four individual plaintiffs claim to be representative of some 145,000 recipients of welfare assistance. Three, like some 123,-000 others, receive semi-monthly checks under the federal-state program, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (“AFDC”) and one, like 21,600 others, receives semi-monthly checks under a Massachusetts…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Ralph S. Weaver, Etc. v. Charles Henderson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Coalition for Basic Human Needs v. Edward J. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Albiston v. Maine Commissioner of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- K.W. Ex Rel. D.W. v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Rosie D. Ex Rel. John v. SwiftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
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