Legal Opinion
Westenfelder v. Ferguson
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 18, 1998No. Civ. A. 97-478LPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, Chief Judge.
This case centers upon one aspect of the sweeping national changes in the manner by which government assists the needy. Specifically, the Court must review a State of Rhode Island statute which imposes a durational residency requirement for receipt of full cash assistance benefits.
The matter is before the Court on the motion of plaintiffs for a preliminary injunction to prevent defendant' Christine Ferguson, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (“defendant”), from enforcing the durational residency requirement found in R.I.Gen.Laws §…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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