Sweeney v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “The most obvious and measurable result of limiting G.Lc. 258A statutory compensation to certain designated dependents is a reduction in the total public funds to be expended under the Statute. An interest in cost savings, in preserving the fiscal integrity of the statutory compensation program and in balancing its allocation of scarce public resources are all legitimate State objectives which are furthered by, and thus rationally related to, the eligibility restrictions of G.Lc. 258A. [citations omitted] ...The rational basisofthe G.Lc. 258A, §1 dependency classifications compels the determination that the statute does not violate equal protection guarantees.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Samms v. Commonwealth