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Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against New York City
June 10, 2003 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit yesterday upheld a lower court's judgment that New
York City had failed to meet its legal obligations to provide
services for about 30,000 poor people with AIDS. In 2000, Judge
Sterling Johnson Jr. of Federal District Court in Brooklyn ruled
that the city had violated the federal Americans with
Disabilities Act along with provisions of state law and the
state's Constitution. He also ruled against the state for not
ensuring that the city complied with the laws. Johnson found that
aid recipients faced excessive waits in getting services like
rental assistance and that the city's case managers had too many
cases. The city has been working for more than a year to comply
with the original ruling. Although its compliance remains
incomplete, advocates say services have improved significantly.
Back to other CDC news for June 10, 2003 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. New York Times 06.10.03; Richard Perez-Pena This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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