Legal Opinion
MATTER OF ALIESSA v. Novello
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 2001PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenblatt, J.
On this appeal, we must decide whether Social Services Law § 122 violates the United States and New York Constitu tions by denying State Medicaid benefits to plaintiffs based on their status as legal aliens. We conclude that it does.
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Plaintiffs are 12 aliens who lawfully reside in New York State. They immigrated to the United States from various countries, including Bangladesh, Belorussia, Ecuador, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Italy, Malaysia, the Philippines, Syria and Turkey. As legal aliens, they fall into two groups. Some are lawfully admitted permanent…
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