A Manhattan Supreme Court Justice yesterday struck down as unconstitutional a provision of New York's 1997 Welfare Reform Act which eliminated Medicaid coverage for certain lawful immigrants. Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam ruled that part of the Welfare Reform Act violates both the federal and state constitutions. "[I]t has long been settled that the equal protection clause entitles both citizens and aliens to the equal protection of the laws of the State in which they reside ...," the judge wrote.
May 19, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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A Manhattan Supreme Court Justice yesterday struck down as unconstitutional a provision of New York’s 1997 Welfare Reform Act which eliminated Medicaid coverage for certain lawful immigrants.
In a 17-page decision in Mohammed Aliessa v. Dennis Whalen, as Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, Index No. 403748/98, Justice Sheila Abdus-Salaam ruled that �122 of the Social Services Law, part of the Welfare Reform Act, violates both the federal and state constitutions.
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