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CHICAGO WELFARE RIGHTS ORG. v. WEAVER

No. 56573.

5 Ill. App.3d 655 (1972)

284 N.E.2d 20

CHICAGO WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EDWARD T. WEAVER, Successor to HAROLD O. SWANK, Director, Illinois Department of Public Aid et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

Rehearing denied May 26, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Chicago, (Francis T. Crowe and Donald S. Carnow, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for appellants.

Michael F. Lefkow, James O. Latturner, and Joyce A. Edelman, all of Community Legal Counsel, of Chicago, for appellees.

Decree reversed and cause dismissed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DIERINGER delivered the opinion of the court:

This class action was brought in the Circuit Court of Cook County by plaintiff welfare families under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for declaratory judgment, injunctive and other relief to implement 42 U.S.C. § 602 (a)(23) [402 (a)(23) of the Social Security Act], a 1968 amendment to the Social Security Act which provided a cost-of-living adjustment effective...

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