McDonell v. Harford Cnty. Hous. Agency

To paraphrase Justice William Brennan in the landmark decision Goldberg v. Kelly , 397 U.S. 254 , 265, 90 S.Ct. 1011 , 25 L.Ed.2d 287 (1970), public assistance programs are no mere charity. They are the very means by which we live out our creed to "promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity." U.S. Const. pmbl. To discontinue such aid is no small matter and has consequences well beyond the single individual for whom the assistance has been terminated. In this case, we evaluate housing voucher termination procedures and consider whether they…