Legal Opinion
Bruns v. Mayhew
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 28, 2014No. 13-1456PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
After Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (“PRWORA”), narrowing the eligibility of non-citizens for Medicaid and other federal benefits, the state of Maine responded in 1997 by extending state-funded medical assistance benefits to certain legal aliens rendered ineligible for Medicaid. In 2011, the Maine Legislature terminated these benefits. The appellants allege that this termination of their benefits violated their rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and presently appeal from the…
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