Alvarino v. Wing

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harold Tompkins, J.

The constitutionality of Social Services Law § 95 (10) (b), *348which provides State-funded food assistance to some but not all of the lawful permanent residents who, prior to August 22, 1996, were eligible for food stamps, is the issue before this court. It arises in the context of a motion to enjoin the implementation of Social Services Law § 95 (10) (b), which, in pertinent part, restricts eligibility for food stamp benefits to those noncitizens who were living in the United States on August 22,1996 (the date the welfare reform law [8 USC § 1601 et seq.],…