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BARRY v. LYON

No. 15-1390.

834 F.3d 706 (2016)

Walter BARRY, by his next friend Elaine Barry, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; Donitha Copeland; Kenneth L. Anderson; Westside Mothers, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Nick LYON, in his official capacity as Acting Director, Michigan Department of Human Services, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 25, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joshua S. Smith , Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Jacqueline Doig , Center for Civil Justice, Flint, Michigan, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Joshua S. Smith , William R. Morris , Kristin M. Heyse , Office of the Michigan Attorney General, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Jacqueline Doig , Katie Linehan , Center for Civil Justice, Flint, Michigan, Miriam Aukerman , American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellees. Martha Jane Perkins , National Health Law Program, Inc., Carrboro, North Carolina, Valerie R. Newman , State Planning Body, Detroit Michigan, Thane M. Rehn , Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, San Francisco, California, for Amici Curiae.

Before: COLE, Chief Judge; DAUGHTREY and DONALD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

This class action challenges Michigan's fugitive-felon law and policy, under which any person with an outstanding felony warrant is disqualified automatically from receiving food assistance under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This federal program is overseen...

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