Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 1997-06-12

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Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL. Opinion dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge WALD. TATEL, Circuit Judge: The central question in this case is whether District of Columbia law creates a constitutionally protected entitlement to emergency family shelter. Although D.C. law establishes objective eligibility criteria for homeless families seeking shelter, for a combinat…

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