Legal Opinion
Maldonado v. Houstoun
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 9, 1998No. 97-1893UnknownCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents a significant constitutional question implicating an aspect of Pennsylvania’s recent amendment to its public assistance benefits legislation. Pennsylvania made the change during a recent wave of federal and state welfare reform legislation which swept the nation calling for a reduction in overall welfare expenditures. Specifically, we must decide the constitutionality of § 9(5)(ii) of Pennsylvania’s Act 35 of 1996. See Pa. Stat. Ann., tit. 62, § 432(5)(ii). It mandates that an eligible family arriving in Pennsylvania from another…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Maldonado v. HoustounCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Swartzwelder v. McNeillyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002