Richardson (1971) arizona and pennsylvania violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment when they denied welfare benefits to those who are not us. State statutes, like the arizona and pennsylvania statutes here involved, that deny welfare benefits to resident aliens or to aliens who have not resided in the united states for a specified. The issue here is whether the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment prevents a state from conditioning welfare benefits either (a) upon the beneficiary's possession of united.
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The state of arizona restricts the distribution of welfare benefits to individuals who are either united states citizens or aliens who have lived in the country for at least 15 years. 365 (1971) arizona denied certain welfare benefits to aliens who had not lived in the country fifteen years. 365 (1971) state attempts to deny welfare benefits to legally resident aliens violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to the u.s.
2d 534 (1971), united states supreme court, case facts, key issues, and holdings and reasonings online today.
Pennsylvania denied similar benefits to all. The respondent, richardson (respondent), was denied welfare benefits solely on the basis of being a resident alien who has resided for less than fifteen years in the country. 365 (1971), was a united states supreme court case in which the court determined that state restrictions on welfare benefits for legal aliens but not for.