Legal Opinion
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 12, 1997No. 96-7066PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
Opinion dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
The central question in this case is whether District of Columbia law creates a constitutionally protected entitlement to emergency family shelter. Although D.C. law establishes objective eligibility criteria for homeless families seeking shelter, for a combination of reasons we hold that homeless families lack an expectation of shelter sufficient to create a property right: the city does not provide enough shelter to meet the needs of all eligible families, it leaves…
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