Boddie v. Connecticut

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1971-03-02

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Me. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellants, welfare recipients residing in the State of Connecticut, brought this action in the Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, challenging, as applied to them, certain state procedures for the commencement of litigation, including requirements for payment of court fees and costs…

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