This week the New York State Court of Appeals, the highest court in the
state, issued a decision finding that a state law denying Medicaid benefits
to legal immigrants violates the Equal Protection Clause of the US
Constitution.  The case, Aliessa v. Novello, was brought by 12 legal
residents of the state, all of whom suffer from serious illnesses and would
qualify for Medicaid coverage but for the state law.


Full story here: http://www.visalaw.com/01jun2/7jun201.html

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