Legal Opinion
Provost v. Betit
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided April 7, 1971No. Civ. A. 6091PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEDDY, District Judge.
The question presented here is whether the Vermont Department of Social Welfare can, in accordance with the mandates of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, effectuate state-wide policy changes in the Vermont Social Welfare program having the overall effect of increasing the benefits of some recipients and reducing that of others without first affording the latter a prereduction hearing.
From the evidence adduced, the facts are as follows:
Sometime between October and November 1, 1970, the Vermont Department of Social Welfare revised its Aid to Needy…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Yee-Litt v. RichardsonDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1973
- In Re DielSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
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