McCain v. Koch’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
2
states following
August 1993
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 601 (§ 401 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Most-quoted passages
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“Article XVII of the New York State Constitution provides for aid to the needy and that they shall be provided for by the State or by its subdivisions. This obligation is mandatory and imposes upon the State an affirmative duty to aid the needy (Tucker v. Toia, 43 N.Y.2d 1 at 8 , 400 N.Y.S.2d 728 , 371 N.E.2d 449 ). Neither the Constitution nor the Social Services Law ... 131, 131-a, 350 provide that emergency shelter shall be given to the needy in explicit terms.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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