Legal Opinion
Del Monte v. Wilson
California Supreme Court
Decided February 24, 1992No. S021805PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MOSK, J.
I
We are to decide whether the distribution of veterans’ benefits conditioned on California residency at a fixed point in the past violates the federal constitutional right to equal protection of the laws. We conclude that we are constrained by recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court to hold the statutes providing for such a distribution are unconstitutional.
II
Chapter 6 of the Military and Veterans Code, entitled “State Benefits for Veterans,” provides for veterans’ benefits including tuition and living expenses for students (Mil. & Vet. Code, § 980 et seq.), farm…
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