Legal Opinion
Leon White v. C. Vaughn Roughton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 9, 1982No. 81-2971PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The township of Champaign, Illinois has a program called “General Assistance” by which it provides money to poor people out of its tax revenues. This appeal arises out of a class action that was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials of the township on behalf of recipients of and applicants for General Assistance, alleging that the township’s failure to promulgate written standards of eligibility, and to give applicants whose applications are denied reasons for denial, violated the rights of the class members under the due process clause of the Fourteenth…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- United States v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Sylvia Evans, Administrator of the Estate of Andrew Evans v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Elizabeth N. Callaway v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Gail Bates v. Gordon Johnson, Director, Illinois Department of Children and Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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