Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Dunn
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 29, 1971No. Civ. 14517PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This action was brought in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut seeking a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202 striking down as unconstitutional a statute recently enacted by the legislature of Connecticut requiring persons receiving public assistance to have been residents of the state for at least one year. 1 The plaintiffs also seek a permanent injunction against the statute’s enforcement and the payment of funds unconstitutionally withheld.
On July 16, 1971 a temporary restraining order was…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. GuestSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Smith v. TurnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
- Thompson v. ShapiroDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1967
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Serritella v. EngelmanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1972
- Doe v. GillmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Demiragh v. DeVosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Besaw v. AffleckDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1971
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