BORIS KHRAPUNSKIY et al., Respondents,
v.
ROBERT DOAR, as Commissioner of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Appellant.
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Argued March 25, 2009.
Decided May 12, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, New York City (Oren L. Zeve, Barbara D. Underwood and Michelle M. Aronowitz of counsel), for appellant.
Legal Aid Society, New York City (Scott A. Rosenberg and Steven Banks of counsel), Empire Justice Center, Albany (Barbara Weiner of counsel), New York Legal Assistance Group, New York City (Yisroel Shulman and Jane Stevens of counsel), and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Richard Slack and Idit Froim of counsel), for respondents.
Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York City (Francis F. Caputo, Alan G. Krams and Karen M. Griffin of counsel), for City of New York, amicus curiae.
Judges GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH and PIGOTT concur with Judge JONES; Judge CIPARICK dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion in which Chief Judge LIPPMAN concurs.
Court of Appeals of New York.
OPINION OF THE COURT
JONES, J.
The question before the Court is whether under the State and Federal Constitutions, plaintiffs are entitled to receive from the State the same level of benefits received by aged, blind or disabled United States citizens from the federal Social Security program. We hold that plaintiffs are not entitled to such benefits.
I.
In New York State, eligible needy aged, blind...
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