Bruns v. Mayhew
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
750 F.3d 61 (2014)
Relevant factsFree
After a 1996 federal law restricted Medicaid eligibility for certain noncitizens, Maine (defendant) voluntarily created a state-funded program from 1997 to 2011 covering those excluded aliens, then terminated that program; affected aliens (plaintiffs) sued, claiming the termination violated their equal protection rights, and the district court denied a preliminary injunction.
IssueFree
Whether the Equal Protection Clause requires a state to continue extending state-funded benefits to aliens who are federally ineligible for the equivalent federally-funded benefits.