Legal Opinion
Doe v. Commissioner of Transitional Assistance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 15, 2002PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In 1996, Congress enacted the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq. (2000) (welfare reform act), which, in relevant part, barred “qualified aliens”2 from receiving any Federal public benefits, including assistance provided to the States through the Federal temporary assistance for needy families program (TANF), until they had resided in the United States for five years. 8 U.S.C. § 1613(a). The welfare reform act also authorized States to impose limitations on the eligibility of qualified aliens for State-funded welfare benefits. 8…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mathews v. DiazSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- De Canas v. BicaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Soskin v. ReinertsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Ehrlich v. PerezCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- Brackett v. Civil Service CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Finch v. Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Hong Pham v. StarkowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
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