Lipscomb ex rel. DeFehr v. Simmons

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Oregon provides state-funded foster care benefits to all children placed by the state with non-relatives, but it does not provide state-funded foster care for children placed with relatives. We consider whether Oregon’s attempt to stretch its foster care dollar violates the United States Constitution. We conclude that it does not.

I. BACKGROUND

Class plaintiffs,1 challenging the constitutionality of the Oregon system for state funding of foster home care in certain juvenile court placements, appeal a summary judgment order upholding the statutory scheme. A three-judge…