1997
December 1997
PA and MN Residency Laws Enjoined
County Must Re-litigate Benefit Cut
PA Court Grants Stay Requiring Child Support Pass-Through
Suit Claims AZ Time Limits Discriminate
MA TANF and Emergency Aid Disability Determinations Challenged
Challenge to Workfare for High School Students
November 1997
MN Residency Statute Challenged
Child Support Pass-Through Challenges in PA and KY
Law on Communication with INS Upheld
Attorneys Fee Award Against Legal Services Office Vacated
October 1997
NM Governor's TANF Plan Illegal
LA TANF State Plan Did Not Violate APA
P.I. Denied in WI Residency Case
Federal Jurisdiction for Vendor Payment Due Process
Workfare Shouldn't Interfere with High School
County Employer in Workfare Dispute
Workfare Workers Seek Right to Safety Representative
CA GA Drug Screening Test Violates ADA Regs
September 1997
RI Residency Statute Challenged
Workfare Hours Must be Based on Prevailing Wage
Workfare Worker Sues After Heart Attack
SSI and FS Terminations of Those Seeking Citizenship Challenged
Retroactive Application of SSI Noncitizen Restrictions Challenged
PRA's Immigrant Restrictions Challenged
August 1997
NM Governor's Welfare Plan Challenged
Denial of SSI to Aliens Is Constitutional
Workfare Must Not Interfere With School
Georgia ALJ OKs Limited Hardship Exemption
California GR Time Limits Case Settled
PA Residency Statute Challenged
July 1997
Lower Benefits to New Residents: Unconstitutional
NYC Must Comply With Fair Hearings
No Immunity for Private Prison Guards
NYC Workfare Challenge on Lack of Health/Safety Protections
Suit Challenging Absolute Paternity Identification Continues
Challenge on NY Workfare Employability Issues
State Law Claim for SSI Supplementation
Adverse Decision in NY Job Quit Case
June 1997
Lower Benefits for New Residents Unconstitutional
Summary Judgment Motion in Residency Case
Florida Challenges SSI Cuts to Legal Immigrants
Workfare Cannot Interfere With College
Failing Out of School Is Not Sanctionable
Unions Claim NYC Workfare Displaces Workers
NYC Must Make Timely EA Decisions
No Due Process Right to Warning
May 1997
Individuals Can't Sue for IV-D Substantial Compliance
Suspicionless Drug Testing Struck Down
Increase in Shelter Grant Ordered
Welfare Office Violates Claimant's Civil Rights
Due Process Applies When HMO Suspends Benefits
April 1997
TRO in CA Durational Residency Case
PRA Immigrant Restrictions Challenged
SSI Immigrant Restriction Challenged
AIDS/HIV Claimants Seek Aid in Applying for Benefits
March 1997
GA Due Process Case: Cert Denied
No Property Interest in Emergency Shelter
Foster Parents Have Fair Hearing Rights
NY CS Distribution Case Settled
NYC Workfare Sanction Reversed
No Equitable Estoppel in MA AFDC Case