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Illinois Welfare Rights Organization v. Trainor

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 29, 1977No. 73 C 2437PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FLAUM, District Judge:

This action involves important issues concerning the operation of the Illinois Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) public assistance program. Plaintiffs, including several individuals and several welfare rights organizations, are challenging the manner by which the Illinois Department of Public Aid (IDPA) changed the method for determining eligibility and payment levels for AFDC benefits from a complex and individualized system to a simpler, consolidated flat-grant procedure.

Plaintiffs’ complaint is divided into two counts. Count I alleges…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Shea v. VialpandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Van Lare v. HurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Engelman v. AmosSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Illinois Welfare Rights Organization v. Jeffrey C. Miller, Director, Illinois Department of Public Aid and the Illinois Department of Public AidCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  2. Everett v. SchrammCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  3. Everett v. SchrammCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  4. Metcalf v. TrainorDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
  5. Everett v. SchrammDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1984

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