Legal Opinion
Colorado Department of Social Services v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 11, 1985No. 83SA316PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSHBAUM, Justice.
This case presents questions concerning the respective responsibilities of the Colorado Department of Social Services (the Department), the General Assembly, and county governments to fund public assistance programs established by the Colorado Social Services Code, sections 26-1-101 to 26-15-113, 11 C.R.S. (1982 & 1984 Supp.) (the Code).1 The case arose when the Department sought a judicial decree requiring the Board of County Commissioners of Pueblo County (the Board) to pay the Board’s share of the county’s total public assistance costs for 1981, pursuant to section…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- City of New Orleans v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Martinez v. Continental EnterprisesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Colorado General Assembly v. LammSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Romer v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
- Colorado Health Care Ass'n v. Colorado Department of Social ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Colo. Dept. of Soc. Serv. v. BD. OF CTY. COM'RSSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
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