Legal Opinion
Rhode Island Fair Welfare Rights Organization v. Department of Social & Rehabilitative Services
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided July 27, 1971No. Civ. A. 4567PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
A review of the brief but frenetic history of this action is essential to an understanding of its present posture.
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Procedural History
As originally filed, the class action plaintiffs herein, who purport to represent the entire class of Rhode Island recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (hereinafter AFDC), challenged a March 25, 1971 order of the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services (hereinafter Department) which suspended all payments for items contained in the so-called “special needs” category of assistance…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
3Cited by6 opinions
- Roseanna Roselli v. John J. Affleck, Individually and in His Capacity as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Social and Rehabilitative ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- New Jersey Welfare Rights Organization v. CahillDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1972
- Roselli v. AffleckDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1974
- Houston Welfare Rights Organization, Inc. v. VowellDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1975
- Tibursio v. SchmidtDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1974
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