Shirley WILDER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
Blanche BERNSTEIN, Individually and as Administrator of the New York City Human Resources Administration, et al., Defendants-Appellees,
Abbott House, et al., Intervenors-Appellees,
Paula Rabinow, Individually and as Director of the Joint Planning Service, et al., Appellants.
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Argued June 24, 1987.
Decided June 8, 1988.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Andrew Irving, New York City (Michael N. Rosen, Maxine Fass, Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn & Berman, New York City, on the brief), for appellant Goldsmith.
Gerald E. Bodell, New York City (Bodell & Gross, New York City, on the brief), for appellants Schneider, Levine, Trobe, Demartino, Rabinow, Barry, Sheridan, Starace, and Quinn.
Richard E. Nolan, New York City (James S. Goddard, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York City, on the brief), for appellants Howard, Francene, Sheila, Apers, O'Neill, White, McCormack, Breen, Foley, Chillion, McNaughton, James, Chrysostom, Fogarty, Wallace, Fontaine, McMahon, Patrick, Mary Sheila, Trager, Meaney, Olivia, Harris, and Altheimer.
Marcia Robinson Lowry, New York City (Christopher A. Hansen, David B. Goldstein, American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.
Elizabeth Dvorkin, New York City (Peter L. Zimroth, Corp. Counsel, Leonard Koerner, June A. Witterschein, Diane J. Morgenroth, Lucy A. Cardwell, New York City, on the brief), for municipal defendants-appellees.
Mark J. Bunim, New York City (Ivy S. Fischer, Ohrenstein & Brown, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee Kaufman.
Stephen Wise Tulin, New York City (Polier, Tulin, Clark & Zalk, New York City, Donald J. Cohn, Seth M. Lahn, Webster & Sheffield, New York City, on the brief), for intervenors-appellees.
Joseph W. Bartlett, Gaston Snow Beekman & Bogue, New York City, filed a brief for amici curiae Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, et al., and a brief for amici curiae Community Service Soc. of New York, et al.
Beth Otten, Roger K. Evans, Dara Klassel, New York City, Laura R. Rockett, Raggio, Jaffe & Kayser, New York City, filed a brief for amici curiae Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. and Planned Parenthood of New York City Inc.
Before NEWMAN, KEARSE, and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges the settlement of a class action that effects major changes in the way New York City discharges its obligations to arrange for the care of children requiring placement in institutions and foster homes. Because New York City has historically contracted with religiously affiliated child care agencies to provide placement for most of the children requiring institutional and...
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