Legal Opinion
Doe v. Reivitz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1987No. Nos. 86-2350, 86-2561PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether, consistent with the equal protection clause and the Social Security Act (the “SSA”), otherwise qualified citizen and alien children may be denied benefits under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Unemployed Parent (“AFDC-UP”) program because their parents are illegal aliens. The district court struck down this restriction on both constitutional and statutory grounds. We affirm on the statutory basis and do not reach the constitutional issue.
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The AFDC-UP assistance program is a branch of the more general Aid to Families…
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