Legal Opinion
Cornelius v. Minter
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 20, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-4261-FPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
This is an action in which plaintiff welfare recipients and the class they purport to represent seek declaratory and injunctive relief against the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare and the Secretary of the Massachusetts Office of Human Services alleging a denial of their rights under Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution of the United States, as well as under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., by defendants’ failure to provide essential and supportive welfare services with reasonable promptness.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Leonard Caswell v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Coalition for Basic Human Needs v. Edward J. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Barrett v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Tonya K. Ex Rel. Diane K. v. Chicago Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
- Dunn v. New York State Department of LaborDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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