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1978

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Full-Text Articles in Social Welfare Law

State Restrictions On Medicaid Coverage Of Medically Necessary Services, Lucinda M. Finley Nov 1978

State Restrictions On Medicaid Coverage Of Medically Necessary Services, Lucinda M. Finley

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


Access Of The Poor To Basic Economic Needs: A New Concern In Freedom Of Speech Decisions, John E. Brengle Oct 1978

Access Of The Poor To Basic Economic Needs: A New Concern In Freedom Of Speech Decisions, John E. Brengle

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Welfare Law: A Challenging Field For Lawyers, Peter W. Martin Aug 1978

Welfare Law: A Challenging Field For Lawyers, Peter W. Martin

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The profusion of welfare laws has created a legitimate demand for more welfare lawyers with a broad view of the programs.


The Inheritance Of Economic Status - By John A. Brittain, Michael R. Olneck May 1978

The Inheritance Of Economic Status - By John A. Brittain, Michael R. Olneck

Vanderbilt Law Review

The Inheritance of Economic Status - by John A. Brittain

In the- mid-1960's and in the early 1970's, research results appeared that challenged conventional liberal beliefs about the causes and consequences of poverty. In 1966 the federal government published Equality of Educational Opportunity, a report prepared by James Coleman and his associates.' The data used in the report contained the startling result that, with some exceptions, within regions, the provision of educational resources was substantially uniform across racial and socioeconomic groups. Moreover, the data showed that what measurable differences existed between the schools attended by disadvantaged and advantaged students did …


Social Security Benefits For Spouses, Peter W. Martin Jan 1978

Social Security Benefits For Spouses, Peter W. Martin

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Assuring "Detached But Passionate Investigation And Decision": The Role Of Guardians Ad Litem In Saikewicz-Type Cases, Charles Baron Dec 1977

Assuring "Detached But Passionate Investigation And Decision": The Role Of Guardians Ad Litem In Saikewicz-Type Cases, Charles Baron

Charles H. Baron

The author focuses this Article upon the aspect of the Saikewicz decision which determines that the kind of "proxy consent" question involved in that case required for its decision "the process of detached but passionate investigation and decision that forms the ideal on which the judicial branch of government was created." This aspect of the decision has drawn much criticism from the medical community on the ground that it embroils what doctors believe to be a medical question in the adversarial processes of the court system. The author criticizes the decision from an entirely opposite perspective, arguing that the court's …