Legal Opinion
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Inc. v. Barry
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 23, 1996No. Civil A. 93-0691 (JHG)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
For nearly four years, plaintiffs, who are homeless families 1 and their advocates, have strived to reform the District of Columbia’s system for providing emergency housing assistance to homeless families, contending that the present system violates families’ rights under the First and Fifth Amendments to the United States Constitution. 2 During the pendency of this case, a number of events have occurred, some of which, such as the institution of the present waiting list system for allocating shelter have, in this Court’s view,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Charles Carter v. District of Columbia, Maurice Turner, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department Charles Carter v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997