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Virginia Should Open Its Courthouse Doors To Review Administrative Decisions Involving Public Assistance, Christopher Allen Stump, Jill A. Hanken
Virginia Should Open Its Courthouse Doors To Review Administrative Decisions Involving Public Assistance, Christopher Allen Stump, Jill A. Hanken
University of Richmond Law Review
Virginia's courts interpret the Virginia Administrative Process Act (VAPA) to prohibit judicial review of administrative decisions that grant or deny public assistance funds. Virginia is therefore one of only three states which fail to provide judicial review of such decisions. This article advocates judicial review of public assistance hearing decisions on the basis of principles of statutory construction and constitutional law. The article concludes that Virginia's minority status indicates a failure to meet traditional notions of fairness.
Public Assistance: Congress And The Employable Mother, James J. Graham
Public Assistance: Congress And The Employable Mother, James J. Graham
University of Richmond Law Review
The recent inauguration of a new Chief Executive in Washington, who has already indicated some willingness to try bold solutions to the twin problems of welfare and poverty,' may help create a more realistic political climate for liberals and conservatives. Both groups may be less eager to attribute spiraling increases in the "family" relief categories to personal delinquencies rather than economic circumstances.