Legal Opinion
Besaw v. Affleck
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 11, 1971No. Civ. A. 4684PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This is a civil rights action authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U. S. C. § 2201 wherein plaintiffs seek to have this Court declare invalid and enjoin the enforcement of Chapter 290, 1971 Rhode Island Public Laws, which denies Public Assistance benefits to persons who have not resided in the State of Rhode Island for at least one (1) year. Jurisdiction of the Court is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3); 28 U.S.C. § 1343 (4) and 28 U.S.C. § 1331.
Plaintiffs, individually and as representatives of a class, argue this restriction on welfare benefits abridges their…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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