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Argued June 9 and September 20, 1994.
Decision released June 20, 1995.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Steven R. Berg, with whom were Dennis J. O'Brien and, on the brief, Maria A. Varone, for the appellants (plaintiffs).
Arthur C. Laske III, assistant city attorney, with whom were John H. Barton, associate city attorney, and, on the brief, Mark T. Anastasi, city attorney, for the appellees (named defendant et al.).
Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, with whom were Jennifer C. Jaff, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Richard J. Lynch and Hugh Barber, assistant attorneys general, for the appellees (state of Connecticut et al.).
Mary-Michelle U. Hirschoff, for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities as amicus curiae.
PETERS, C. J., and CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, JS.
Supreme Court of Connecticut.
NORCOTT, J.
In this expedited appeal, we are asked to determine whether, under the state constitution, the state of Connecticut has an affirmative obligation to provide its indigent residents with minimal subsistence. The plaintiffs1 are three individuals who were eligible for general assistance, but whose cash benefits were to be terminated after nine months pursuant to General Statutes (Rev...
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