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BRUNS v. MAYHEW

No. 13-1456.

750 F.3d 61 (2014)

Hans BRUNS and Kadra Hassan, on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated individuals, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Mary MAYHEW, Commissioner, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 28, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer A. Archer , with whom Kelly Remmel & Zimmerman, Jack Comart , Maine Equal Justice Partners, Zachary L. Heiden and ACLU of Maine Foundation were on brief, for appellants.

Justin B. Barnard , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Janet T. Mills , Attorney General, and Doris A. Harnett , Assistant Attorney General, were on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, STAHL and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

After Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ("PRWORA"), narrowing the eligibility of non-citizens for Medicaid and other federal benefits, the state of Maine responded in 1997 by extending state-funded medical assistance benefits to certain legal aliens rendered ineligible for Medicaid. In 2011, the Maine Legislature terminated these benefits. The appellants allege that this termination of...

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